Opium scale

NameSuspension Scale

Artist Artist Not Recorded

DateSecond Half of 19th Century

Place madeMyanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia, Asia

MediumWood, brass, lacquer, string

Dimensionsa: 13/16 × 3 3/4 × 8 7/16 in. (2 × 9.5 × 21.5 cm)
b: 17 11/16 × 5 11/16 × 3/8 in. (45 × 14.5 × 1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Robert C. and Donna M. Spina Helmholz, A.2014.18.40ab

Object numberA.2014.18.40ab

Collections

Asia

Description(a) Wooden box container for opium scales, top and bottom pieces tied together by string, box has coin-shaped charm attached by string with decorative characters. (b) Two circular brass pans connected by string to brass beam with brass suspension/indicator (which looks like a needle).