Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments
Benjamin Rittenhouse (Maker)
William Lukens Potts (Maker)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1796-1798
Brass; Wood; Glass
1957.0646 A
Object Number1957.0646 A |
Plain compass (Surveying compass)
Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Benjamin Rittenhouse (Maker)
1740-1825
William Lukens Potts (Maker)
1771-1854
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1796-1798
1. Signature; Compass plate, center; "RITTENHOUSE and POTTS" engraved
2. Inscription; Compass plate, surface; "CB Jacob / Chester County, Pa." engraved.
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. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat.186, p.289
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. & Hohmann, Frank L. 2023 David Rittenhouse Philosopher-Mechanick of Colonial Philadelphia and His Famous Clocks.
• Biography: pp. 73-81. Pub: p. 77, fig. 3.7