Volumetric Measures
date: label: Date made
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: These two gourds, 5-inches and 6-inches diameter, may hve been used as volume measures in Mexico in around 1900. The "Palmer . . . Acapulco" inscription refers to Edward Palmer (1831-1911), a nomadic collector of plants and anthropological items, many of which he sent to the Smithsonian.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Latino
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CH.175532
label: accession number
content: 30206
label: catalog number
content: 175532
objectType: label: Object Name
content: volumetric measures
label: Object Type
content: hats
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: volumetric measure 1: 2 1/8 in x 4 1/2 in x 5 5/8 in; 5.3975 cm x 11.43 cm x 14.2875 cm
label: Measurements
content: volumetric measure 2: 2 3/8 in x 5 1/4 in x 5 7/8 in x 6 in; 6.0325 cm x 13.335 cm x 14.9225 cm x 15.24 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall; nested: 3 1/8 in x 6 in x 5 1/4 in; 7.9375 cm x 15.24 cm x 13.335 cm