Accession No

0771

Brief Description

Compasses, c.1825

Origin

Maker

Class

drawing

Earliest Date

1825

Latest Date

1825

Inscription Date

Material

metal (silver, steel); fishskin (ray’s skin); cloth (velvet); paper (card); wood

Dimensions

overall length of compass 122mm; breadth closed 18mm; thickness 10mm; case length 84mm; breadth 42mm; thickness 16mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from T.H. Court, London, England, on 20/01/1935.

Inscription

Description Notes

Silver compass with steel inlet joint and ink point with pencil. Sector joint with steel plates; double-jointed. Octagonal shanks. Folds into green shagreen (rayskin) covered card case lined with red velvet and with silver mounts and silver monogram plate. Hinged lid with clip fastening.

Condition good (some rusting to points); complete

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