marble samples in frame
Date1796
Inventory Number0046a
ClassificationMineral
Subject
Place of Origin
Dimensions28.8 x 73 x 3.2 cm (11 5/16 x 28 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Material
Bibliography
DescriptionA wood frame, painted black and partitioned, holds samples of 44 marbles in four rows. The marble is European in origin. The samples are polished and cut into squares. Each is approximately 6.2 cm on a side. Two samples have chipped corners. Paper labels are glued to the back of some samples and are contemporary with them. (See example in Wheatland's book, p. 199).
The marbles were collected in the 18th century and later mounted in the frame. The backside of the wooden frame has four blocks of wood screwed onto it to strengthen it.
The marbles were collected in the 18th century and later mounted in the frame. The backside of the wooden frame has four blocks of wood screwed onto it to strengthen it.
In Collection(s)
Signedunsigned
ProvenanceGiven to Harvard by James Bowdoin III, 1796; Department of Geology and Geography, Harvard University; transferred to CHSI May 14, 1997.
Historical AttributesOn 1 June 1796, the Trustees of Harvard College asked Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse, the keeper of the mineral cabinet, to send their thanks to James Bowdoin for his gift of "one hundred and twenty specimens of European Marble." The marbles were mounted on three wooden panels.
Breton Frères
Date: circa 1850
Accessories: box of marbles (c)
Object number: DW0316a
Breton Frères
Date: circa 1850
Accessories: box of marbles (c)
Object number: DW0316b
Reynolds Metal Company
Date: circa 1944
Accessories: see Description for itemized list
Object number: 1997-1-0796a
Reynolds Metal Company
Date: circa 1944
Accessories: see Description for itemized list
Object number: 1997-1-0796b
Reynolds Metal Company
Date: circa 1944
Accessories: see Description for itemized list
Object number: 1997-1-0796c
George Gilbert Rakestraw
Date: 1878-1905
Accessories: microscope in its box (2004-1-0339b) ; bullseye condensers (2003-1-0339c,d); mineralogy books (in the CHSI library)
Object number: 2004-1-0339a
George Gilbert Rakestraw
Date: circa 1890
Accessories: none
Object number: 2004-1-0325a
George Gilbert Rakestraw
Date: circa 1890
Accessories: none
Object number: 2004-1-0325b
George Gilbert Rakestraw
Date: circa 1890
Accessories: none
Object number: 2004-1-0325c
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