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Improvement in Weights and Measures; or, Sir John Seeclear Discovering Ye Ballance of Ye British Flag, James Gillray British, Hand-colored etching — Improvement in Weights and Measures; or, Sir John Seeclear Discovering Ye Ballance of Ye British Flag
Subject James Gillray
Publisher Hannah Humphrey
Sir John Sinclair
December 1, 1798

Balance Weight with Christ Blessing Two Eparchs or Emperors, Moulded glass, Byzantine — Balance Weight with Christ Blessing Two Eparchs or Emperors
Byzantine
4th–5th century

Torricellian barometer, Walnut, with floral marquetry, veneered on oak; brass; glass; mercury, British, probably London — Torricellian barometer
British, probably London
ca. 1700–1710

A Regular Ball, from the Talk of the Diamond set (N135) issued by Duke Sons & Co., a branch of the American Tobacco Company, W. Duke, Sons & Co. , American, Commercial color lithograph — A Regular Ball, from the Talk of the Diamond set (N135) issued by Duke Sons & Co., a branch of the American Tobacco Company
Publisher Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co.
Publisher a branch of the American Tobacco Company
Lithographer Original lithography by Schumacher & Ettlinger
1888

[Fragment of Printed Shipping Crate: White House Coffee], Unknown, Ink on wood — [Fragment of Printed Shipping Crate: White House Coffee]
Unknown
collected 1960s–70s

Scales and weights, Brass, steel, oak, British — Scales and weights
British
probably 18th century

Weight of 5? debens, Serpentinite? — Weight of 5? debens
ca. 1981–1640 B.C.

Steelyard Rod with Weight and Hooks, Copper alloy, Byzantine — Steelyard Rod with Weight and Hooks
Byzantine
5th–7th century

Bronze steelyard and weights, Bronze, Roman — Bronze steelyard and weights
Roman
4th–6th century CE

Bronze steelyard, Bronze, Roman — Bronze steelyard
Roman
ca. 2nd–4th century CE

Scale, Iron, brass, Spanish — Scale
Spanish
15th–16th century

Balance and weights with case, Brass, wood, leather, suede, steel, linen cord, possibly Bohemian, Prague — Balance and weights with case
possibly Bohemian, Prague
probably late 17th–early 18th century

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