Object Details
Description
This unmarked 6" 30°-60°-90° triangle with an open interior is made of two different woods, with a section of darker wood set between two sections of lighter wood. The dating of other objects from this donor suggests the triangle was made around 1900. Compare to MA.335329. James W. Queen of Philadelphia sold a similar walnut or mahogany triangle with a maple inlay for 50¢ in 1883.
Reference: James W. Queen & Co., Priced and Illustrated Catalogue of Mathematical Instruments (Philadelphia, 1883), 51.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Eunice L. Hoffman
date made
ca 1900
ID Number
MA.335330
catalog number
335330
accession number
305958
Object Name
triangle
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 8.6 cm x 5 cm x .3 cm; 3 3/8 in x 1 31/32 in x 1/8 in
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Drawing Instruments
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_904231