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Money balance case

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Money balance case of japanned tin-plate, oval in shape, hinged cover, the base partly lined with loosely woven hessian with green wool, the cover is lined with cream silk padded with horse hair, attached to base is a pink papier-mache stand with two holes into which two brass weights were originally slotted (not present), the scales have a horizontal steel balance with two brass dishes attached by green cords, attached to the top of the balance is a silk tassle; the case is covered with black japan and the upperside of the cover with a tortoiseshell japan.

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Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 51695

Creation/Production

Unknown

Acquisition

Purchase, 1910

Measurements

Length (cm): 13.1
Length (in): 5
Height (cm): 106
Height (in): 5
Depth (cm): 5.7
Depth (in): 2

Techniques

Japanned
Decoration
Applied Art
Forged
Woven
Forming
Applied Art
Assembled
Forming
Applied Art

Material

Tin-plate
Brass
Steel
Iron
Silk
Textile
Papier mâché

Location

In store

Categories

Japanwaith | Japanned ware Celf Gymhwysol | Applied Art
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