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On Display: House - Patuxent Room
Box, scale, and weights
1717-1754
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut
- Brass
- Iron
- Copper
- Paper
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1958.2279 A- N
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2279 A- N
Object Name
Box, scale, and weights
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1717-1754
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Inside lid of box, top center of label
Inscription: "Advertisement./ The Original Standard of Penny Weights/ and Grains are kept by George Plumly in/ the Third Street, Philadelphia; who is autho-/ rized by Law, to make and seal Weights to/ weigh Silver and Gold, &c. Where you may be/ supply'd with most Sorts of Scales and Weights/ at reasonable Rates.", printed
Type: Mark
Location: Top center of each pan
Inscription: "GP" in a heart, stamped
Type: Mark
Location: Top of weights (e-i)
Inscription: "GP" in a heart and "PLUMLY" with the M and L conjoined, stamped
Type: Mark
Location: Top of weights (j-m)
Inscription: "GP" in a heart, stamped
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Walnut
- Brass
- Iron
- Copper
- Paper
- Cotton
Dimensions (inches)
1.5 (H) x 9 (W) x 4.752 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.81 (H) x 22.86 (W) x 12.07 (D)
Measurement Notes
Dimensions are of box.