Replica Bavarian reckoning cloth, German, 16th century.
- Made:
- 1501-1600; 1972 in Germany
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LicenseReplica of a counting cloth. Replica of a Bavarian counting cloth, 16th century. The original cloth is preserved at the
Science Museum Group Collection
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Replica of a counting cloth by Schaarschmidt,C., Germany, 1972. SCM - Mathematics
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Replica of a counting cloth by Schaarschmidt,C., Germany, 1972. SCM - Mathematics
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Replica of a counting cloth by Schaarschmidt,C., Germany, 1972. SCM - Mathematics
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Replica of a counting cloth
Replica of a Bavarian counting cloth, 16th century. The original cloth is preserved at the Bavarian National Museum in Munich. Reckoning cloths were used as portable substitutes for counting boards. The letters on the cloth stand for various denominations of Bavarian currency.
Details
- Category:
- Mathematics
- Object Number:
- 1972-229
- Materials:
- cotton (textile), silk, steel (metal), washed wool and wood (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 10 mm x 705 mm x 450 mm, 1.75 kg
- type:
- counting cloth and counting cloth and
- credit:
- Schaarschmidt, C.
