Balance Scale, Scale Weight and Carying Case
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Balance Scale, Scale Weight and Carying Case, ca. 1900. Wood, ivory, brass, scale beam: 3/16 x 12 7/8 in. (0.5 x 32.7 cm) brass dish: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm) scale weight diam.: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm) carrying case length: 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Perera, 84.141.11a-c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.84.141.11a-c.jpg)
Gallery
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Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Title
Balance Scale, Scale Weight and Carying Case
Date
ca. 1900
Period
Meiji Period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Wood, ivory, brass
Classification
Dimensions
scale beam: 3/16 x 12 7/8 in. (0.5 x 32.7 cm) brass dish: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm) scale weight diam.: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm) carrying case length: 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Perera
Accession Number
84.141.11a-c
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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