Pair of forged iron dividers

People:

Unknown, early 17th century (blacksmith)

Title:

Pair of forged iron dividers

Date:

before 1611

Form:
artefacts

Quantity / Object type:
1 instrument(s)

Technique and media:

Forged iron

Dimensions:

artefact (closed; irreg.): 1.5 x 3.8 x 45 cm (9/16 x 1 1/2 x 17 11/16 in.)

Reference number:

DR1989:0029

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Pair of dividers with a chiseled lily motif on either side of the flattened joint and scrollwork at the junction of the upper leg and points.

Inscription:

stamped - in the metal: "~16*11~"

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

dividers

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

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