Accession No

0672

Brief Description

Set of six brass triangular architectural scales / rules, c.1662

Origin

Maker

Class

drawing

Earliest Date

1662

Latest Date

1662

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); hide (leather)

Dimensions

overall length of rules 262mm; breadth 13mm; depth 12mm; case length 284mm; max dimeter 45mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple from T.H. Court on 03/06/1931.

Inscription

Description Notes

Set of six brass triangular architectural scales / rules, c.1662.

Six brass triangular rules; one each for the five architectural orders, and one universal. Turned brass handle; each face graduated with two unequal scales. Inscribed on each face: ‘DOR’, ‘COR’, ‘TVS’, ‘ION’, ‘ROM’, ‘IR/CV/TD’.
Fitted cylindrical leather covered case with slip top. Stamped decoration.

Condition good (cracking on case); complete

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