French physics demonstration print
Date1856
Inventory Number2008-1-0286
ClassificationPrint
Subject
Maker
Librairie Hachette & Cie
Maker
E. Wormser
18th cent.
Maker
Arthur Jules Morin
1795 - 1880
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions0.1 x 66 x 50.5 cm (1/16 x 26 x 19 7/8 in.)
DescriptionThis is a chromolithograph of a gear with cogwheels by E. Wormser, published by Librarie de l'Hachette under the direction of Arthur Jules Morin. Morin, a professor of mechanics at Metz and director of the Conservatoire des Arts & Métiers at Paris, designed these prints to teach the general public about mechanical engineering, as witnessed by the simplicity of the design and clarity of the labels. This print comes from the print series entitled 'Grands dessins colories pour l'enseignement de la mecanique / composes sous la direction de M. le General Morin ... et par les soins de M Tresca', by Arthur Jules Morin (1795-1880), published in Paris in 1856. This was the seventh print in a series of 30 plates sold together in a portfolio, which could also be bought either as a series or separately.
Signedon the bottom of the print:LIBRARIE DE L'HACHETTE ET CH. A PARIS/ PUBLIE PAR ORDRE DE MR. LE MINISTRE DE L'INSTRUCTION PUBLIQUE/GRAVE PAR E. WORMSER
Inscribedat the top of the print: 7/ Engrenage d'une Roue et d'un Pignon./ Trace pratique
A. W. Longfellow
Date: circa 1880
Accessories: paper cover
Object number: 1997-1-0889
Jean Baptiste François Soleil
Date: 1840-1860
Accessories: carrying case; objective; double refraction ocular; substage polarizer; rotating stage plate; horizontal case; stage forceps; oculars (2)
Object number: 1215
François-Antoine Jecker
Date: circa 1820
Accessories: Rectangular storage box with cover for box
Object number: DW0988
