Decimal Scale

D. van den Bosch (mentioned on object), 1821

Wit metalen tekenschaal van 100 mm, één op één, in een houten doosje met groen laken voering.

  • Artwork typemeasuring instrument
  • Object numberNG-MC-858
  • Dimensionsheight 1.5 cm x width 16 cm x depth 6.2 cm
  • Physical characteristicswhite alloy (probably nickel silver), wood, brass and cloth

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Decimal Scale

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-858

  • Description

    Wit metalen tekenschaal van 100 mm, één op één, in een houten doosje met groen laken voering.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • label, on the lid: ‘858’ former inventory label
    • inscription, on the scale: ‘Marine / Schaal van 1 Duim op den Duim / [scale] / D.V.D. BOSCH ƒ: ROT:’ [scale]
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Creation

  • Creation

    instrument maker: D. van den Bosch (mentioned on object), Rotterdam

  • Dating

    1821

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    white alloy (probably nickel silver), wood, brass and cloth

  • Dimensions

    height 1.5 cm x width 16 cm x depth 6.2 cm


Explanatory note

  • In Nederland werd het decimale systeem in 1820 ingevoerd.


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  • Subject


Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

  • Provenance

    ...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883


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D. van den Bosch

Decimal Scale

Rotterdam, 1821

Inscriptions

  • inscription, on the scale:Marine / Schaal van 1 Duim op den Duim / [scale] / D.V.D. BOSCH ƒ: ROT: [scale]
  • label, on the lid:858 former inventory label

Provenance

...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883

Object number: NG-MC-858


Entry

White metal scale of 100 mm, one to one, for drawing, in a wooden box lined with green cloth.

The Netherlands adopted the metric and decimal system in 1820.


Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'D. van den Bosch, Decimal Scale, Rotterdam, 1821', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20054006

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