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Sector, by "Butterfield", French, Late 18th Century?

Inventory Number 35871


Item type
Object
Provenance
Bequeathed by Mrs A. M. Billmeir.
Primary inscriptions
"Butterfield / AParis"
Physical material
Brass
Object type
Sector
Dimensions
Height: 4mm Width: 174mm Depth: 32mm
Inventory No
35871
Accession Number
1973-11/9

Description

Relatively crude engraving suggests this is one of the ?late 18th century instruments which used Butterfield's name, presumably as a mark of quality.