Drafting set

Maker Pierre Gourdin (active 1778-1801)

Publisher Le Quadrant

Inscriptionssur la règle: Gourdin à Paris

Marks or Labelssur le compas et la pointe supportant la plume: poinçon confirmant la pureté de l'argent utilisé pour la fabrication des deux instruments mentionnés.

Date About 1794

Medium / Technique Metal: silver, steel, brass; fibre: satin, velvet; ivory

DimensionsWidth: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.) Depth: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.) Thickness: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)

ClassificationTools & Equipment for Communication - Drafting T&E

Origin Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe

Object Number2000.6 a-f

DivisionMaterial Culture - Objects of Science and Technology

CollectionStewart

CreditPurchase

Status

Not on view

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