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Money balance case
Money balance case, iron-plate, flat oval form with hinged lid, the inside bottom of the case lined with woollen felt and the inside of the lid lined with cushioned silk, the case contains a brass money balance, the weights missing; the case covered with black japan with to the upper surface of the lid a tortoiseshell ground covered with a horn-coloured translucent japan and with a cracked finish.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 50028
Creation/Production
Allgood family
Date: 1750-1800 ca
Acquisition
Purchase, 1903
Measurements
Height (cm): 1.7
Length (cm): 13.3
Width (cm): 5.7
Height (in): 11
Length (in): 5
Width (in): 2
Techniques
cut
decoration
Applied Art
soldered
forming
Applied Art
japanned
decoration
Applied Art
Material
iron-plate
silk
felt
brass
Location
In store
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