Weights, nested
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Nested weights were used by merchants primarily to measure coins. This set was made in Nuremberg. The Phoenix/Eagle verification stamp indicates that it was used either in Poland or Prussia.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The total weight for the set is 32 marks. The house, the outer most cup, has a split <i>V</i>, a three armed design common to weight sets manufactured in Nuremberg. The outer two arms resemble sea-dogs or dolphins, and the inner arm or hinge lock is made to resemble a sea-horse. The handle supports resemble the heads of bearded soldiers, and when folded, the rounded handle top fits into the space created by the tail end of the sea-dog's V. The master cup or house has a number of geometric patterns stamped into it which run in circular patterns. The cooper-master's mark, found on the top lid is a crossed arrow and key stamped 3X. The makers associated with this mark, as well as their guild registration number and year of Master's Degree are: 1. K. Weinmann, No. 56, 1633; 2. G.S. Schuller, No. 715, 1633; 3. G. Mittmann, No. 864, 1666; 4. A. Ziegengeist, No. 952, 1681 (cousin of 3.); 5. J.W. Ziegengeist, No. 1120, 1704 (son of 4.)
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany: Bavaria, Nuremberg
topic: label: Subject
content: Pharmacy
setName: label: See more items in
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: 1991.0664.0488
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 411
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0488
objectType: label: Object Name
content: weights, nested
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15.1 cm x 14.2 cm x 12.5 cm; 5 15/16 in x 5 9/16 in x 4 15/16 in