Accession No

1598

Brief Description

plane table frame, English, 18th century

Origin

England

Maker

Class

surveying

Earliest Date

1700

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

wood (boxwood); metal (brass)

Dimensions

length 418mm; breadth 343mm; thickness 12mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from A. Davidson Ltd., 179 New Bond Street, London, SW1, England, in 28/09/1971.

Inscription

Description Notes

Boxwood with brass hinges and joints. Recto: fish decoration on top limb; inch scales on top and bottom limbs divided [0] - 15 numbered by 1 subdivided to 0.1; INCH SCALES ON LEFT AND RIGHT LIMVBS DIVIDED [0] - 12 numbered by 1 subdivided to 0.1. Protractor scale on bottom 3 libs divided clockwise 0 - 180 and 180 - 360, numbered by 10 subdivided to 30’. Verso: inch scales as before; degree scale divided [0] - 360 and 0 - 90 - 0 - 90 - 0 numbered by 1 subdivided to 30’

Condition good; complete

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