Scale, Balance
- Object Name:
- Scale, Balance
- Object ID:
- 1977.034.11
- Place of Origin:
- England
- Date:
- 1600-1650
- Description:
- Brass scale and weights, in wooden box. Rectangular walnut box with hinged cover. Contains iron scale with two brass pans, each 3" diameter. Four square brass weights; largest weight is stamped "S / 20 / GP" on top; other three weights have similar stamps, numbered "10", "6", and "3"; "GP" is within a heart; all have stamped marks on bottom, also. Also one square brass weight, stamped "ON / 1" on top. Two round lead weights and two rectangular lead weights. Box lined with 17th-century parchment document. Paper label adhered to inside of cover, inscribed in ink, "Thomas Pettit / 1639".
- Material:
- Metal
Brass
Iron
Lead
Wood
Walnut - Dimensions:
- H-1.5 W-9 D-4.3 inches
- Provenance:
- Said to have been owned by Thomas Pettit (1609-1668), who came to Exeter, NH, with Rev. John Wheelwright in 1637.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Charles L. and Jane Kaufmann
- Subjects:
- Weights measures, Scales
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