Sextant
- Object Name:
- Sextant
- Creator:
- Thomas S. Bowles
- Date:
- 1805-09
- Material:
- brass and ebony
- Description:
- American Brass and Ebony Sextant in a Pine Stepped Case, Thomas S. Bowles, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1805-09. The inside of the case affixed with a label printed, "Thomas S. Bowles, Mathematical Instrument Maker, No. 9 Daniel Street, Portsmouth, N.H... "Length of case 18 3/8 inches.
- Provenance:
- The Sawtelle Collection.
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth
- Collection Name:
- The Collection Jean E. Joseph G. Sawtelle
- Item Number:
- 2014.44
- Accession Number:
- 2014.44
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Strawbery Banke Museum
- Participating Organization:
- Strawbery Banke Museum
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