Weight of Toulouse

Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 19

Identifier: SC-034

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Weight of Toulouse, circa 1500, consists of a circular, bronze weight weighing approximately 14 ounces. It contains illustrations of a cross on one side and the city of Toulouse on the other side. An excerpt from donor Elizabeth Medinger's letter is included to provide background information on the weight and how it came into her possession.

Dates

Creation: circa 1500

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is located at the Loyola Notre Dame Library. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Weight of Toulouse is the physical property of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Notre Dame Library. Copyright, except in cases where material has passed into the public domain, belongs to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns.

Biographical / Historical

The Weight of Toulouse was created circa 1500 during the reign of King Louis XII of France. It weighs approximately 14 ounces, but was considered to weigh one pound due to its creation before standardized weights and measures. Historical information adapted from Elizabeth Medinger's donor letter, dated November 5, 1965.

Extent

.167 Cubic Feet (1 legal sized folder)

Language of Materials

English

French

Additional Description

Abstract

The Weight of Toulouse, circa 1500, consists of a circular, bronze weight with a cross on one side and an illustration of the city of Toulouse on the other side. An excerpt from donor Elizabeth Medinger's letter is included in the folder to provide background information on the weight and how it came into her possession. The Weight of Toulouse was created during the reign of King Louis XII of France. It weighs approximately 14 ounces, but was considered to weigh one pound due to its creation before standardized weights and measures.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Weight of Toulouse was donated to the College of Notre Dame of Maryland in November 1965 by Elizabeth Medinger, a 1931 graduate. Medinger received the weight from a friend of her uncle, who found it in the garden of his summer home in the south of France.