Object Details
maker
Wheeler, Albert Harry
Description
In this tan cut and folded paper model, two perpendicular ellipses are cut by six circular rings to form an ellipsoid. A paper tag on the model reads: 579. A mark reads: Jan 9 1916.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Helen M. Wheeler
date made
1916 01 09
ID Number
MA.304723.347
accession number
304723
catalog number
304723.347
Object Name
Geometric Model
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
tan (overall color)
cut and folded (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
average spatial: 4 cm x 15.7 cm x 4 cm; 1 9/16 in x 6 3/16 in x 1 9/16 in
place made
United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1068995