Collection Highlights
Great Attraction at the Masonic Hall...Joice Heth
Date:
1835
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1835.49
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scale in case
Object Number:
INV.496ab
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Wood, textile, metal, string
Dimensions:
case: 1 1/4 x 7 x 3 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 17.8 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Metal balance scale with one shallow, circular pan suspended with string from balance bar (second pan is missing); in rectangular black oilcloth covered wooden case with hinged lid and black velvet lined interior; stamped eagle emblem at center of lid.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
