Pocket set of drawing instruments

ca. 1755–60

Not on view

This étui contains tools for a draftsman, including a protractor, dividers, and an ivory rule. The maker of the instruments, John Dollond, was trained as a silk weaver, a trade he abandoned in 1752, when he began to collaborate with his son making optical instruments. From the 1760s on, such English luxury goods were available in Paris in magasins anglais.

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Title: Pocket set of drawing instruments
Maker: probably Peter Dollond (1730–1820)
Date: ca. 1755–60
Culture: British, London
Medium: Case: shagreen with silver mounts; Instruments: brass, steel, ivory
Dimensions: Case: H. 7 x W. 3 1/8 in. (17.8 x 7.9 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Brass
Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Object Number: 41.160.67a–l
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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