Drawing instrument set
Drawing instrument set containing seventeen instruments and fifteen watercolour blocks. One instrument is missing. There is a key in an envelope.
In fitted wooden box with two trays containing the instruments
The top tray holds 12 different instruments including pencils
The middle tray is covered with green baize and holds an ivory and silver sector and an ivory parallel ruler.
The base holds three instruments and 15 blocks of Reeves water colour paints
The glue holding the lid together has dried out and consequently the lid comes away from the main body of the box.
In fitted wooden box with two trays containing the instruments
The top tray holds 12 different instruments including pencils
The middle tray is covered with green baize and holds an ivory and silver sector and an ivory parallel ruler.
The base holds three instruments and 15 blocks of Reeves water colour paints
The glue holding the lid together has dried out and consequently the lid comes away from the main body of the box.
Object Details
| ID: | NAV0670 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Drawing instrument set |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Ramsden, Jesse |
| Date made: | circa 1795 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 48 x 195 x 113 mm |
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