Globe

Object Name:

Globe

Date:

1811

Material:

Paper
Brass
Wood
Ink

Dimensions:

H-1.3 W-4.75 D-0.25 inches

Description:

Early world globe made by James Wilson (1763-1855) born in Londonderry NH and moved to Bradford VT. (See folder for his biography). Paper gores applied over a paper-mache core mounted on a wooden stand with four legs joined by cross stretchers supporting wooden horizon rings and supported in a brass meridian ring. (See folder for additional information on this object). Conserved by New England Document Conservation Center in 2008-2009.

Provenance:

This globe was bequeathed by the late Dr. Ebenezer Learned (see folder for more information), of Hopkinton, to Stephen Sibley, Esq. in whose garret (attic or barn loft) it was slightly injured by rain. When Squire Sibley died, it was returned, and on the 29th of May, 1873, presented by Dr. Learned's daughter's to the PHILOMATHIC CLUB.

Subjects:

Globes

People:

Sibley, Stephen, Learned, Ebenezer

Item Number:

1873.0007

Accession Number:

1873.0007

Type of Material:

Objects

Copyright Statement:

For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Hopkinton Historical Society

Credit Line:

Gift of Catherine and Lucy Learned

Participating Organization:

Hopkinton Historical Society