Accession No

2821

Brief Description

Set of drawing instruments by Sautout-Choizy, 18th C

Origin

Paris; France

Maker

Sautout-Choizy

Class

drawing

Earliest Date

1700

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

wood (ebony and one other); hide (leather); metal (brass, steel); cloth

Dimensions

case length 192 mm; breadth 79 mm; thickness 27 mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘F. SAVTOVT-CHOIZY
A PARIS’ (sector)

Description Notes

Wooden case covered with black leather; push-fit lid; containing five instruments and four alternative points comprising
1. Brass sector; obverse divided ‘Les Cordes’ [0] - 180˚; ‘les solides’ 1 - 60; ‘les metaux’; and along the extended limb ‘poids de bouletz’ 1/4 - 64. Verso divided ‘les parties Egalles’ [0] - 200; ‘les plans’ 1 - [65]; ‘les poligone’ 3 - 12 and along the extended limb ‘calibre des piece’ 1/4 - 48.
2. Ebony rule with bevelled edge.
3. Brass compasses with long hinge joint and inset steel points; one detachable with accessories comprising dotting pen, hinged pencil point; crude steel ink point and an extending limb.
4. Brass ink point.
5. Brass tool with open shaft and steel points with flattened ‘leaf’ shaped ends.

Condition: fair; complete.

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