RefNo | MOB/018 |
Level | Item |
Title | Dividers attributed to Christopher Wren |
Date | 1697 |
Description | A pair of brass dividers with steel tips, a 90 degree arch and four elaborately moulded wing nuts. The arch is inscribed 'Sir Christopher Wren February 1697'. Atributed to Christopher Wren. |
Extent | 1 instrument |
ObjectName | Scientific Instrument |
Materials | Brass, steel |
Dimensions | h 50 x w 432 x d 176 mm (box) |
l 400 mm |
AccessStatus | Open |
Provenance | Presented to the Society by John Wolfe Barry FRS |
URLDescription | Digital version available on The Royal Society Picture Library |
URL | https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-8482 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8299 | Wren; Sir; Christopher (1632 - 1723); architect, astronomer, and mathematician | 1632 - 1723 |
NA6258 | Wolfe-Barry; Sir; John Wolfe (1836 - 1918) | 1836 - 1918 |