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Plumb level
    • Setting:
      Room VI
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Date:
      17th cent.
    • Materials:
      wood
    • Dimensions:
      radius 160 mm
    • Inventory:
      3184
    • Plumb level (Inv. 3184)
    • Plumb level (Inv. 3184)

Plumb level comprising a painted and molded triangular wooden frame with two viewer and two brass hooks. The holder for the plumb bob (now missing) is fastened to the vertex. The legs are joined by two graduated arcs. Provenance: Medici collections.