Nested Weights
date: label: Date made
content: 1500-1600
label: Date made
content: 16th century
label: Date made
content: 1500 to 1600
name: label: identified by
content: Houben, Gerard
notes: label: Description
content: This set of nested weights, many of which are marked “MARCS,” may have been made in Nuremberg for use in France. The Marc (or Mark) is a unit of weight equal to 8 oz. or one-half pound, that was introduced in Europe in the medieval period. This is a 16 pound set.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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.314664
label: catalog number
content: 314664
label: accession number
content: 208323
objectType: label: Object Name
content: weight set
label: Object Type
content: Weights
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 7/16 in x 6 1/4 in x 5 in; 13.81125 cm x 15.875 cm x 12.7 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 3/8 in x 6 3/8 in x 4 7/8 in; 13.6525 cm x 16.1925 cm x 12.3825 cm