The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Scales

c. 1525

workshop of Wenzel Jamnitzer I

(German, 1508/09–1585)
Germany, Nuremberg
gilt bronze and silver
Overall: 37.5 x 21 cm (14 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1950.382
Location: 114 Late Northern Renaissance
  • (Herbert N. Bier, London, 1950).
  • Foote, Helen S. “Goldsmith’s Scales in Gilt-Bronze.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 41, no. 2, Part 1 (February 1954): 26–31. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 26-31 www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 252 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 113 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 113 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 133 archive.org
  • Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 2, 1982-March 20, 1983).
    CMA 1975: "Renaissance Bronzes from Ohio Collections," cat.no.184
    The Virtuoso Craftsman; Northern European Design in the Sixteenth Century. Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA (organizer) (March 27-May 25, 1969).
    Worcester Art Museum, Mass., 1969: "The Virtuoso Craftsman: Northern European Design in the 16th Century," p.51
    Handel und Wandel mit aller Welt: aus Nürnbergs großer Zeit. Germanisches Nationalmuseum, 90402 Nürnberg, Germany (organizer) (April 1-June 1, 1960).
    Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, April 1- June 1, 1960; "Handel und Wendel mit aller Welt aus Nurnbergs grosser Zeit," p.17, no.191.
    Jewelry Techniques Past and Present. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 3-April 4, 1956).
    Four Modes of Composition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10-October 27, 1954).
  • {{cite web|title=Scales|url=false|author=Wenzel Jamnitzer I|year=c. 1525|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1950.382