Large sset of scales with ornate swan-necked beam ends
Large sset of scales with ornate swan-necked beam ends, steel beam, brass pans suspended from beam of cotton thread
Scales set in carved wooden chest
- Made:
- 1801-1900
Scales set in carved wooden chest, containing two balances, one set of weights and four odd weights, Persian, 19th century
Details
- Category:
- Classical & Medieval Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A128422
- Measurements:
-
length 435 mm
width 275 mm
depth 85 mm
- type:
- scales set
- credit:
- Putrus
Parts
Small, chisel-like instrument
Small, chisel-like instrument
- Measurements:
-
length 57 mm
width 7 mm
depth 5 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A128422 Pt3
- type:
- unidentified
Set of 9 brass weights
Set of 9 brass weights, each a tapering cylinder with knob-like finial, 3 missing
- Measurements:
-
largest: length 43 mm
largest: diameter 45 mm
smallest: height 13 mm
smallest: diameter 12 mm
- Materials:
- brass
- Object Number:
- A128422 Pt4
- type:
- weight sets
Carved wooden chest
Carved wooden chest, for 2 balances and weights, Persian, 19th century
- Measurements:
-
length 435 mm
width 275 mm
depth 85 mm
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified) and cotton (fibre)
- Object Number:
- A128422 Pt9
- type:
- case
