Accession No

6607

Brief Description

uncut printed gores and information sheets for assembly of a children’s educational globe and orrery, by Benjamin Tena, Spanish, c. 1900

Origin

Spain; Castellon

Maker

Tena, Benjamin

Class

cartography; astronomy; demonstration

Earliest Date

1899

Latest Date

1902

Inscription Date

Material

Paper

Dimensions

When rolled: 460mm (length) x 55mm (width) x 48mm (height) When flat: 460mm (width) x 635mm (length)

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated by an individual on or before 11/07/2013. Previously owned by the Tena family.

Inscription

Description Notes

Uncut printed gores and information sheets for assembly of a children’s educational globe and orrery, by Benjamin Tena, Spanish, c. 1900.

Colour printed sheet showing gores used on the inside of a globe made by Benjamin Tena. The gores match the interior of the top half of the object no. 5892, a globe made by Tena. Potentially this sheet is a part of a series of 4+ sheets that would match all interior and exterior facets of the globe and were perhaps intended to be cut up and assembled (by children?). There is no indication of this other than the shape of the gores.

In addition to displaying the gores, there are also 9 boxes containing information. These boxes have the colours and stripes of the Spanish flag as the background, and on object 5892 are used on the interior circumference of the globe. There are 8 more boxes containing information above the 9; the text is upside down. There are also two sets of 8 celestial bodies and a circular calendar, featuring the days, months, seasons and signs of the zodiac, used to create the orrery.

Good condition, some wearing around the edges. Complete.

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