Weights, nested
date: label: date made
content: 1650-1750
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Nested weights were primarily used by merchants to measure coins. Four examples of nested cup weights are found within the Squibb Apothecary Collection, all of which were manufactured in Nuremberg. This set was used in France as indicated by the adjuster's stamps on the bottom of the cups. The total weight of the set is 16 French Livres, or 32 French Marcs. The house lid has a split <i>V</i>, 3 arm design common to weight sets made in Nuremberg. The two outer arms of the V are made of sea dogs or dolphins, and the hinge arm resembles a sea horse with two heads. Mermaids with their hands on their hips support the handle. (Handle Missing) The outer house has a series of stamps imprinted upon the circular patterns. The copper-master's mark, a bell, is stamped 1 x upon the lid. Other stamps or marks include a number of Fleurs-de-lis, as well as a crown and a star. Both stamps are said to be indicative of the type used by French adjusters. The French spelling of Mars is also found on the cup.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany: Bavaria, Nuremberg
topic: label: Subject
content: Pharmacy
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: European Apothecary
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content: Art
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Danforth, Ellen Zak. A Catalog of Nested Cup Weights in the Edward Streeter Collection of Weights and Measures.
label: Related Publication
content: Houben, Gerard M.M.. 200 Years of Nested Cup Weights
label: Related Publication
content: Kisch, Bruno. Scales and Weights, A Historical Outline
label: Related Publication
content: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0664.0486
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 409
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0486
objectType: label: Object Name
content: weights, nested
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15.5 cm x 14.5 cm x 11.5 cm; 6 1/8 in x 5 11/16 in x 4 1/2 in