Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Luce Center
Scale
Object Number:
INV.503
Date:
1875-1910
Medium:
Iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 10 1/2 x 3 in. ( 12.7 x 26.7 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
molded: on base: "FAIRBANKS" [cast twice and painted once]
written: on label attached to scale: "E. B. CHILD. 1947"
Description:
Cast iron scale with horizontal gauge, sliding weight, and pierced balancing tray with engraved pound numbers; painted decoration, with remains of gold paint on weight; maker's name molded on scale base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edmund Bramhall Child, 1947
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
