Nesting weights

Museum number:
3-14984
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030014984
Accession number:
Acc.1189
Description:
Marco."A series of brass nesting cups supposed to weigh 16 ounces, of a type used all over Guatemala in markets as weights in the simple wooden beam balance scale used. The outer cup is supposed to weight 8 ounces, the next 4, the next 2, the next 1, and the last two 1/2 ounces each. These are combined in any form needed. Made in Guatemala City.
Donor:
George M. Foster and Mary LeCron Foster
Collection place:
Guatemala City, Guatemala Department, Guatemala
Collector:
George M. Foster
Collection date:
July 2, 1956
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Weights (scale components)
Accession date:
1956
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Nesting weights, accession number 3-14984, described as Marco."A series of brass nesting cups supposed to weigh 16 ounces, of a type used all over Guatemala in markets as weights in the simple wooden beam balance scale used. The outer cup is supposed to weight 8 ounces, the next 4, the next 2, the next 1, and the last two 1/2 ounces each. These are combined in any form needed. Made in Guatemala City.

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