| RefNo | CLP/17/53/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Figure, arcutio by Oliver St John |
| Date | [1731] |
| Description | Ink figure of an 'arcuccio' [arcutio], or wooden frame, which St John suggest can be placed under bedclothes during the winter to prevent a child from being smothered. Parts of the frame are labelled a-e and described. The length of the frame is '2 feet 3 inches and a half' and the width is '1 foot 1 inch'.
Subject: Engineering
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'An extract of a letter from Oliver St. John, Esq; F. R. S. dated from Florence, November the 30th, 1731, N. S. Communicated by R. Graham, F. R. S.' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Drawing |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1731.0044 |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/16/55 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7723 | St John; Oliver (c 1691 - 1743) | c 1691 - 1743 |