Sash window weight
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal and textile.
Measurements
1590 mm (Height); 125 mm (Diameter)
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 295094
Summary
A collection of thirty five lead and iron sash window weights cylindrical in shape and in various lengths and diameters. Most weights have an integral loop at one end, through which a sash cord would pass. Some sash cords are still present. Some of the loops have been broken.
Provenance
Calke Abbey and contents transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.