GLOBE OF EARTH (ONE OF TWO)
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Second Floor Library
About this object
The globe stands on four legs carved from brown wood. They are connected with stretchers. The globes are covered with paper as well as the rims. The paper is printed and drawn upon in ink. One globe is of the earth. They are held in place by brass circles which are marked off with degrees as is the wooden ledge around the globes.
- Object name:
- GLOBE OF EARTH (ONE OF TWO)
- Made from:
- Wood -- paper -- brass
- Made in:
- England
- Date made:
- 18th c.
- Size:
- 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 34.3.1
- Class:
- WOOD
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION on globe: A New Globe of the Earth by H.M.; From the latest discoveries
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973