Opium scale

Museum number:
9-13590a,b
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Accession number:
Acc.3377
Description:
Scale (steelyard); (a) Steelyard with calibrated ivory beam, brass pan and counter balance, 2-ply cotton (?) string (damaged) with 2 red wool yarn tufts; (b) case with fitted interior; 2 carved and hinged violin-shaped pieces of wood; so-called “opium” scale but really has many uses
Donor:
Evelyn B. Loring
Collection place:
China
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
1978
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Opium scale, accession number 9-13590a,b, described as Scale (steelyard); (a) Steelyard with calibrated ivory beam, brass pan and counter balance, 2-ply cotton (?) string (damaged) with 2 red wool yarn tufts; (b) case with fitted interior; 2 carved and hinged violin-shaped pieces of wood; so-called “opium” scale but really has many usesHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Opium scale, accession number 9-13590a,b, described as Scale (steelyard); (a) Steelyard with calibrated ivory beam, brass pan and counter balance, 2-ply cotton (?) string (damaged) with 2 red wool yarn tufts; (b) case with fitted interior; 2 carved and hinged violin-shaped pieces of wood; so-called “opium” scale but really has many uses
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Opium scale, accession number 9-13590a,b, described as Scale (steelyard); (a) Steelyard with calibrated ivory beam, brass pan and counter balance, 2-ply cotton (?) string (damaged) with 2 red wool yarn tufts; (b) case with fitted interior; 2 carved and hinged violin-shaped pieces of wood; so-called “opium” scale but really has many uses

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