Ruler with Pencil and Dividers, by John Rowley, London, c. 1700 | |||||||||||
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| Inventory Number: | 30151 | ||||||||||
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| Persons: | John Rowley | ||||||||||
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| Place Created: | London England United Kingdom Europe |
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| Accession Number: | 1925-43 | ||||||||||
| Brief Description: | English ruler with pencil and dividers. Silver; with fish skin covered wooden case. Signed, "I. Rowley Fecit"; undated; c. 1700. The ruler is engraved with inches and trigonometric scales.The pair of dividers screws into one end of the ruler and the pencil-holder into the other. | ||||||||||
| Primary Inscriptions: | Signed, "I. Rowley Fecit" | ||||||||||
| Provenance: | Lent by Christ Church, Oxford in 1925. | ||||||||||
| Collection Group: | Orrery Collection | ||||||||||
| Material(s): |
silver | ||||||||||
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