Nested Weights
Nested Weights
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- Description
- This set of nested weights, many of which are marked “MARCS,” may have been made in Nuremberg for use in France. The Marc (or Mark) is a unit of weight equal to 8 oz. or one-half pound, that was introduced in Europe in the medieval period. This is a 16 pound set.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- weight set
- Object Type
- Weights
- Date made
- 1500-1600
- 16th century
- 1500 to 1600
- identified by
- Houben, Gerard
- Measurements
- overall: 5 7/16 in x 6 1/4 in x 5 in; 13.81125 cm x 15.875 cm x 12.7 cm
- overall: 5 3/8 in x 6 3/8 in x 4 7/8 in; 13.6525 cm x 16.1925 cm x 12.3825 cm
- ID Number
- CH.314664
- catalog number
- 314664
- accession number
- 208323
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- Medicine and Science: Chemistry
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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