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Backstaff

Date 1720-1740
Medium / Technique Wood: boxwood, pine, ebony; ivory
Cut, assembled, engraved and varnished
DimensionsHeight: 35.4 cm (13 15/16 in.) Width: 58.5 cm (23 1/16 in.)
ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Surveying & Navigational T&E - Navigational Equipment
Origin England, Europe
Object Number1990.20.2 a-c
DivisionMaterial Culture - Objects of Science and Technology
CollectionStewart
CreditPurchase
Status
Not on view

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