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Money balance case

Allgood family (Factory)
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Money balance case, tin-plate, flat oval form with hinged lid, the inside bottom of the case lined with woollen felt and the inside of the lid lined with cushioned silk; covered with black japan with to the upper surface of the lid a tortoiseshell ground with a reddish tone. The case contains a brass money balance, two brass weights, four small squares of brass punched with small circles, and a token of the Royal Mint dated 1821.


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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 50105

Creation/Production

Allgood family
Role: Production
Role: Factory
Place: Pontypool
Period: 1790-1810

Acquisition

Purchase, 5/11/1925

Measurements

Height (cm): 2
Length (cm): 13
Width (cm): 6
Height (in): 13
Length (in): 5
Width (in): 2

Techniques

Cut
Decoration
Applied Art
Welded
Forming
Applied Art
Japanned
Decoration
Applied Art

Material

Tin-plate
Felt
Silk

Location

In store
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Tags


  • Applied Art
  • Japanned Ware

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