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Money balance case
Money balance case, tin-plate, oval form with hinged lid, fastened with press-button release; the case covered all over with a black japan apart from the top of the cover which is covered with a tortoiseshell japan of a reddish tone. The case contains a money balance and three small brass weights.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 50255
Creation/Production
Allgood family
Date: 1790-1810
Acquisition
Gift, 26/11/1963
Given by Mrs. Kenneth Morgan
Measurements
Height
(cm): 2
Length
(cm): 13
Width
(cm): 5.7
Height
(in): 13
Length
(in): 5
Width
(in): 2
Techniques
cut
decoration
Applied Art
welded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
japanned
decoration
Applied Art
Material
tin-plate
brass
Location
In store
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