Educational geometrical shapes (boxed)
Object
Educational items
Production date
1710-1725
Object number
1990.292
Physical Description
Twelve cork shapes with ink and paper labels in a rectangular wooden box. The hinges on the box are broken, and there is a paper label on the lid. The shapes were cut and labeled by the Reverend Isaac Watts and were used to teach daughters of Abney family in Hackney.
Associated Person
Abney ((Misses))
Watts, Isaac (Dr) (Made by)
Watts, Isaac (Dr) (Made by)
Associated Place
Material
Wood
Cork
Dimension
Height (Box): 116mm
Width (Box): 56mm
Depth (Box): 58mm
Width (Box): 56mm
Depth (Box): 58mm
On display?
Yes
Inscription
Geometrical figures cut in cork by the Rev. Isaac Watts D.D. for the Miss Abneys of Stoke Newington: the descriptions written upon them by his hand.