Object Details
- Description
- This small square wooden case is covered with black leather and lined with maroon and black velvet. The latch is opened by pushing on it with a metal rod. Inside the case are 3" bow dividers, bow pen, and bow pencil, all made of German silver with ivory handles. These may be the only bow compasses with rounded ivory handles in the collections. W. F. Stanley of London sold sets of bow compasses from about 1850 to 1940, but the handles were designed differently. Comparing these instruments to others received in the same accession suggests they were made in the late 19th century.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Ruth A. Ming
- late 19th century
- ID Number
- 1978.2110.01
- catalog number
- 1978.2110.01
- accession number
- 1978.2110
- catalog number
- 336727
- Object Name
- drawing instruments, set of
- Physical Description
- german silver (overall material)
- ivory (overall material)
- leather (overall material)
- fabric (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 cm x 9.5 cm x 3 cm; 25/32 in x 3 3/4 in x 1 3/16 in
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Mathematics
- Science & Mathematics
- Drawing Instruments
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Dividers and Compasses
- Record ID
- nmah_1122192
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-6d1b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
