Protractor

Object/Artifact

Gunston Hall

Protractor and Drafting Set

Protractor shown with an architect's drafting set (part of collection on display in Gunston Hall's Revolutionary Rights exhibit).

Name/Title

Protractor

Entry/Object ID

1976.3

Description

Protractor, brass, maker: John Bennett, London, England, c. 1710, semi-circular pierced, inscribed "J: Bennett, London" across bottom, listed in little sitting room

Acquisition

Accession

1976.3

Source or Donor

Furnishings Committee

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Gunston Hall Collection

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

Across bottom of piece

Transcription

J : Bennett, London

Language

English

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Protractor

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Instrument, Drafting

Nomenclature Class

Drafting T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

3 3/4'' x 1 14/16''

Material

Brass, Metal

Provenance

Notes

Purchased by Furnishings Committee, October 1976. Located by Mrs. Neal Wood.