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Box with scales and weights

(American, 1729 or 1730–1777)
1760–70
Place of Manufactureprobably London, England
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueOak, steel, brass, green baize lining; engraved paper label
Dimensions3.63 x 20.02 x 9.52 cm (1 7/16 x 7 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit LineAmerican Decorative Arts Curator's Fund
Accession number1999.188a-t
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsInstruments
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Skinner, Sale 1911, March 6, 1999, lots 70.
Group shot: 1999.187a-i, 1999.188a-t
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