Sector
Category
Wooden objects
Date
1800 - 1830
Materials
Brass, Ivory
Measurements
25 mm (Width); 305 mm (Length)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1338220
Summary
One foot rule; Sector. English, early 19th century. In two 6inch sections, of ivory with brass hinge, with typical scales of sines, tangents, etc. No maker's mark. In notebook no.2, page 30 (1340945.2) Charles Wade refers to: 'Admiral 115. 6" Ivory Scale.'
Provenance
C.P.W 115 Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
References
Wade, 1944: Charles Paget Wade, Contents of Snowshill Manor. Volume 2 The Admiral’s Room, 1944, page 30