R. Patten & Son Reflecting Level
- Description
- This level consists of a brass frame supporting a small piece of glass, partially silvered, that can be held by hand or mounted on a Jacob staff. M. Burel, a French military engineer, developed the form in the early decades of the 19th century. This example is marked "Richard Patten & Son Baltimore." It dates from the period 1853–1862, when Richard Patten & Son were working in Baltimore, Md.
- Ref: M. Hachette, "Rapport . . . sur un nivea–réflecteur inventé par M. Burel, lieutenant–colonel au Corps royal du genie," Bulletin de la Societé d'Encouragement pour l'Industrie Nationale 26 (1827): 275–283.
- D. J. Warner, "Richard Patten (1792–1865)," Rittenhouse 6 (1992): 57–63.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- maker
- Richard Patten and Son
- place made
- United States: Maryland, Baltimore
- Measurements
- overall: 8 in x 4 in x 1 in; 20.32 cm x 10.16 cm x 2.54 cm
- overall: 7 15/16 in x 3 15/16 in x 1 1/4 in; 20.16125 cm x 10.00125 cm x 3.175 cm
- ID Number
- PH.328769
- catalog number
- 328769
- accession number
- 277166
- Credit Line
- Mr. W. B. Van Wagner
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- Surveying and Geodesy
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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