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I.127 Case of mathematical instruments
Maker: unknown
Date:17th cent.
Materials:case: red leather with gilt tooling; instruments: brass
Dimensions:height (closed) 250 mm, width 100 mm
Current inventory:672
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Set of instruments, housed in a square case, covered in red leather with gilt friezes and lined in red. The lid is connected to the case by a red tasseled cord running through two pairs of small brass rings. The inside is divided into nineteen compartments that now contain thirteen items, all made of brass: various drawing devices, a pair of small knives, and proportional compasses. Provenance: Medici collections.

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