Pocket-sized pillar compass in a case

People:

Alexander Mathieson & Sons (instrument makers)

Title:

Pocket-sized pillar compass in a case

Date:

second half of the 19th century

Form:
artefacts

Quantity / Object type:
1 instrument(s)

Technique and media:

Instrument manufactured from metal, with leather case

Dimensions:

artefact (closed; irreg.): 3.1 x 9.2 x 1.2 cm (1 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 1/2 in.) case (closed; irreg.): 3.7 x 10.1 x 2 cm (1 7/16 x 4 x 13/16 in.)

Reference number:

DR1986:0103

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Folding pillar compass with reversible points, in a hinged red and brown leather case. The leather is abraided on the bottom and rim of the case, and part of the hinge has cracked, making it difficult to close. The interior is lined with blue satin on the lid and blue velvet on the bottom.

Inscription:

imprinted - on case, in gold ink on blue satin, c.: "ALEXR MATHIESON & SON / TRADE [logo] MARK / 23 COCKBURN STREET / EDINBURGH" inscribed - on the instrument, by an unknown hand, engraved in the metal, on upper leg, c.: "MATHIESON [logo] EDINBURGH"

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

case
pillar compass

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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