Jockey Scale

late 19th century

A jockey scale (English, late 19th century) made by Thornhill & Co., London, with weights by W & T Avery, Birmingham. The scale has a leather seat with brass armrests and a graduated scale to the right. The scale measures the sitter’s weight in stones, 1 stone equals 14 pounds. The scale is marked with the W & T Avery trademark. The wooden frame of the scale bears a placard reading “W. THORNHILL & Co. / NEW BOND STREET / LONDON.” The table form base has brass handles on either end and is carved at center with a floral medallion. A small drawer is suspended beneath. The whole is raised on four block fluted tapered legs with carved flower head medallions at the top and ending in shaped cylindrical feet.

English

leather

brass

30" x 28 1/4" x 22 1/2"

Gift of Countess Anthony Szapáry, 1974.

PSNC.2462