Object Number 1957.0646 A

Object Name

Plain compass (Surveying compass)

Category

Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Benjamin Rittenhouse (Probable maker)
1740-1825

William L. Potts (Probable maker)
1771-1854

Place of Origin

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

Date

1790-1792

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Compass plate, center; "RITTENHOUSE and POTTS" engraved
2. Inscription; Compass plate, surface; "CB Jacob / Chester County, Pa." engraved.

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. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat.186, p.289