Volumetric Measures
notes: label: Description
content: These two small gourds 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.175575
label: catalog number
content: 175575
label: accession number
content: 30206
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Volumetric Measures
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: measure 1: 15/16 in x 3 1/4 in; 2.38125 cm x 8.255 cm
label: Measurements
content: measure 2: 3/4 in x 2 7/8 in; 1.905 cm x 7.3025 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall; nestled inside each other: 1 in x 3 1/4 in; 2.54 cm x 8.255 cm