Object Number 1957.0646 D

Object Name

Plain compass sight

Category

Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Benjamin Rittenhouse (Maker)
1740-1825

William Lukens Potts (Maker)
1771-1854

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1796-1798

Materials

Brass; Wood; Glass

Dimensions (inches)

7.874 (H) , 14.016 (L) , 6.26 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20 (H) , 35.6 (L) , 15.9 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. & Hohmann, Frank L. 2023 David Rittenhouse Philosopher-Mechanick of Colonial Philadelphia and His Famous Clocks.
• Biography: pp. 73-81.