Post-Medieval — 1587-1601; late 16th century
Weight, plumbers' weight' & merchant's weight
Lead alloy weight. All known lead weights of Elizabeth's reign have ‘EL’ impressed upon them, as per statute issued on 16th December 1587 that '...every of the said standards of avoirdupois weight of one half-quarter of a pound and more to be printed and marked with “EL” crowned, and a Roman “A”’
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 11177
- Object name:
- weight, plumbers' weight' & merchant's weight
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- 1587-1601; late 16th century
- Material:
lead alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- WT 173.7g (0.383 lb) (overall), DM 41 mm, T 9 mm (overall)
- Part of:
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 40%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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