Accession No

1778

Brief Description

folding square and rule, silver, by Le Maire Fils (early signature of Pierre Le Maire, son of Jacques Le Maire), French, 1740 (c)

Origin

France; Paris

Maker

Le Maire Fils [Pierre Le Maire]

Class

drawing

Earliest Date

1735

Latest Date

1785

Inscription Date

Material

metal (silver)

Dimensions

length closed 89mm; breadth closed 16mm; thickness 2mm; length fully open 162.5mm

Special Collection

Fitzwilliam Collection

Provenance

On loan from The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge. Donated by Charles Holden-White to the Fitzwilliam Museum, 1931. C. Holden-White collection.

Inscription

‘Demy pied De Roy’ (obverse)
‘Le Maire Fils AParis’ (reverse)

Description Notes

Folding square and rule, silver, by Le Maire Fils [Pierre Le Maire], French, c. 1740.

Engraved hinge and shoulders. Obverse: graduated [0] - 6, numbered by 1, the first and last inches divided [0] - 12, numbered by 3, graduated to 1/12 of an inch. Shaped cross brace fits inside limbs. With suspension point for plumb-bob.

Condition fair (silver very tarnished); complete

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