I. K. Brunel's wooden drawing curve marked 6 1/2 in black ink and 6 1/2 in yellow crayon.
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Object number2014.03620.058
TitleI. K. Brunel's wooden drawing curve marked 6 1/2 in black ink and 6 1/2 in yellow crayon.
DescriptionA semi-circular wooden drawing curve marked with the number 6 1/2 in black on one side. There is a hole at the right end of the curve- when looking with a recto view- with half a hole next to it where a section appears to be missing. It has been engraved with I. K. Brunel 18 Duke Street, Westminster stamped on one side. Both sides have 6 1/2 written in yellow crayon. It is quite fragile with a few hairline cracks.
Object namedrawing curve
Object categorypersonal belongings
Materialwood
Techniquecrafted
Dimensions
- thickness: 2 mm
width: 55 mm
length: 282 mm
width of field: 89 mm
Credit line“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”