Three-leg folding brass scale rule in "Pied du Roi"

People:

Delure (instrument maker)

Title:

Three-leg folding brass scale rule in "Pied du Roi"

Date:

first half of the 18th century

Form:
artefacts

Quantity / Object type:
1 instrument(s)

Technique and media:

Manufactured from brass

Dimensions:

artefact (closed; irreg.): 2.4 x 11.7 x 0.3 cm (15/16 x 4 5/8 x 1/8 in.)

Reference number:

DR1986:0098

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Three-leg folding brass scale rule, engraved with units, increments, and decorative work on the joints. A modern sticker printed with the name and logo of André Chenue et Fils spans all three segments, preventing the rule from opening.

Inscription:

inscribed - engraved in metal, verso, c.: "Delure AParis [ligature between A and P]"

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

scale (rule)

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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