Accession No

2009

Brief Description

colour wheel, by Elliott Brothers, English, 4/4 19th Century

Origin

England; London; 449 Strand

Maker

Elliott Brothers

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1875

Latest Date

1925

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal (brass); paper (card and one other); rope (cord); plastic (ivorine)

Dimensions

height 650mm; diameter of wheel 345mm; side of base 254mm

Special Collection

Cavendish collection

Provenance

Transferred from Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, 1974.

Inscription

‘ELLIOTT BROS
449 STRAND
LONDON’ (ivorine plaque inset in base)

Description Notes

Wooden base and frame; wooden wheel with varnished wooden handle turns the colour wheel by a string on the central shaft. Colour wheel with five repetitions of the spectrum (some colours faded).

Condition fair; complete.

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