Accession No

0461

Brief Description

protractor, by S. Dunn, English, 1750 (c)

Origin

England; Devon; Tavistock

Maker

Dunn, S.

Class

drawing

Earliest Date

1750

Latest Date

1750

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass)

Dimensions

diameter 147 mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from T.H. Court on 05/03/1929.

Inscription

‘S. DUNN, TAVISTOCK.’ (diameter)

Description Notes

Divided [0] - 360˚, numbered by 10˚, subdivided to 30´ anticlockwise. Clockwise mis-graduated 0 - 360˚, numbered by 10˚, but omitting 110˚, therefore not finishing at 0.
Diameter with bevelled (?) edge and line marking the centre.

Condition: fair.

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