Surveyor's tripod

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Surveyor's tripod

Entry/Object ID

PM.65.311 a-c

Description

Surveyor's tool: at top, in walnut block, glass-enclosed steel compass needle; dial reads 0-0.10; at top, brass brackets; maple cylinder with areas for ends of three pine legs.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1700 - 1799 Date made: r. 1700 - 1799

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

PCR 7169 A-B

BOX 101

PM.65.311 A-C

PM.65.311a-c

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

46-1/8 in

Width

36 in

Depth

32 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 46 1/8 x 36 x 32 in. (117.2 x 91.4 x 81.3 cm)

Material

Steel, brass, Walnut, Pine, Glass, Maple, Leather, oak

Condition

Notes

Remarks: a- top measuring piece has crack across bottom edge and on viewer's left side; b- no damage noted; c- round top center support for three legs is cracked through on one side.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Tool called a "SEMICIRCUMFERENTOR" by Silvio A. Bedini, 4303 47th Street, NW, Washington, D.C., 20016 (Smithsonian staff), who describes the tripod as original and handmade - 5/73.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Philipsburg Manor, Office