Collection Highlights
Receipted bill, John Vernon to Benjamin White
Date:
1794
Object Number:
MSS.3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scale
Object Number:
1941.1191
Date:
1790-1840
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 16 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 17.1 x 41.6 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
struck: on gauge: "10/16/20/25/30/35/40/45"
struck: on opposite side of gauge: "...3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11"
cast: onto weight: "J"
struck: on one side of horizontal component: "47/WHITEFIELD/&/SONS"
Description:
Wrought scale; weight gauge marked on horizontal component; cast pear-shaped weight move along this gauge; maker's mark struck on wider end of horizontal component and three hooks attached to this section.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, he used this scale as a prop in historical paintings.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Ward Dunsmore
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
