DepartmentAsia
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)
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
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).
c. 1890-1910
