Gold Standard Balance
Benjamin Dearborn
(American, 1754–1838)
Henry Plympton
(American, 1794–1862)
1834
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueMahogany, probably boxwood, brass, steel, copper
Dimensions86.36 x 87.63 x 35.56 cm (34 x 34 1/2 x 14 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by a friend of the Department of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture
Accession number1994.17
On View
Not on viewClassificationsInstruments
Collections
ProvenanceThought to have been used in the Boston Customs House; 1994, purchased by the MFA from Ross Levett Antiques, Box 807, Tenant's Harbor, Maine (Accession date: February 23, 1994).
about 1775–1800
Kay Musical Instrument Company (Kay-Kraft Brand)
about 1933
About 1715–19
about 1900