Set of Drawing Instruments, by Thomas Heath, London, c. 1740 | |
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| Object is on display. | |
| Inventory Number: | 48252 |
| Object Type: | |
| Persons: |
Thomas Heath (Maker) |
| Date Created: | c. 1740 |
| Place Created: | London England United Kingdom Europe |
| Accession Number: | 1924-0/part |
| Brief Description: | A 4½ inch pocket set of drawing instruments in a silver-mounted, fish-skin covered, wooden case. The set includes: a combined parallel ruler, protractor, plotting scale and diagonal scale; a combined sector and square; a pair of dividers; a pair of compasses with swivel points, steel and pencil; a drawing pen and pencil holder, the shaft of which can be unscrewed revealing a stylus. |
| Primary Inscriptions: | The case is signed, "Thos. Heath Fecit."; the parallel ruler and the sector are also signed. |
| Provenance: | Presented by Lewis Evans. |
| Collection Group: | Lewis Evans Collection |
| Material(s): |
Silver silvered brass and steel |
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