Museum Object Number1957.0646 B |
Plain compass cover
Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Benjamin Rittenhouse (Maker)
William Lukens Potts (Maker)
17401771
18251854
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1796-1798
Brass; Wood; Glass
7.874 (H) , 14.016 (L) , 6.26 (Diam)
20 (H) , 35.6 (L) , 15.9 (Diam)
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[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. & Hohmann, Frank L. 2023 David Rittenhouse Philosopher-Mechanick of Colonial Philadelphia and His Famous Clocks.
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