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Set of Nested Cup Weights
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The container with a cover houses ten weights of different dimensions used to weigh silver according to a precise system. The ornamentation near the clasp below the dog's head displays the – at the time ultra modern – auricular style, which was used primarily for silver objects. The remaining design and decorations agree entirely with the nesting weights that were produced in the German city of Nuremberg.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSet of Nested Cup Weights. c. 1625 - c. 1650. Guilliam de Neve. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
