Accession No

0309

Brief Description

globe dividers, late 16th Century [attributed]

Origin

Maker

Class

cartography; drawing

Earliest Date

1550

Latest Date

1600

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass)

Dimensions

overall length 83mm; max breadth when closed 42mm; thickness 8mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from Gertrude Hamilton (trading as 'Mercator’), Paris, on 20/04/1928. Formerly part of Edouard Galis' collection.

Inscription

Description Notes

‘Long joint’ hinge. Curved shanks with rectangular section. Some cross-hatching of sides of shanks. Single stamped ‘wheel’ motif.

Condition good; complete

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