Casting pattern: Barrel
Date19th Century
Inventory Number2005-1-0111
ClassificationCasting Pattern
Subject
Maker
William Bond and Son
fl. 1793 - 1977
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Material
DescriptionBrass, copper and wood casting pattern of a barrel. The wood portion is a thin piece of veneer shaped to fit around the barrel. It is cracked longitudinally from top to bottom in one place.
Signedstamped on bottom: BOND [&] SON.
Inscribedstamped on bottom: 12
FunctionBefore sand casting an instrument part from brass or other metal, a foundry pattern is made from wood or metal. The pattern is a replica of the part to be cast. The pattern is pressed into sand, creating a cavity into which the molten metal will be poured.
ProvenanceWilliam B. Osgood, gift to CHSI, 1959.
Historical AttributesThese foundry patterns came from the workshop of William Bond & Son. Some of the patterns are associated with astronomical regulators and instruments used at the Harvard College Observatory. These instruments are currently in the Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments.
William Bond and Son
Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0060
William Bond and Son
Date: circa 1867
Object number: 2005-1-0092
William Bond and Son
Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0119
William Bond and Son
Date: circa 1867
Object number: 2005-1-0125
William Bond and Son
Date: circa 1867
Object number: 2005-1-0138
William Bond and Son
Date: circa 1867
Object number: 2005-1-0139
William Bond and Son
Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0168
William Bond and Son
Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0170
William Bond and Son
Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0172
William Bond and Son
Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0153