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Description: | An incomplete Post Medieval copper alloy and iron precision instrument - pair of dividers dating 16th - 17th century. These dividers comprise two hinged arms; the upper section is copper alloy while the lower arms are iron; the lower arms are broken and missing, except for a small iron stub projecting from one of the arms. These iron terminals would fit into slots in the lower edge of the copper alloy arms. The copper alloy hinge section has a circular terminal. On each side of this circular terminal a five petalled flower, a rose, has been engraved. The rose has a cross-hatched centre and a pointed calyx projecting between each petal. The arms are decoratively cast so that they have a varied, faceted appearance. On the middle section of the arms this faceting has created an oval depression on both the front and back surfaces. There is no evidence of a maker's mark.Similar dividers are recorded on the database e.g. LON-B94FC8, LON-EAE3C3, NMS-33A118.Dimensions: length: 105.89mm; width: 16.82mm; thickness: 10.37mm; weight: 51.60g.
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