Chladni Plates
Marloye et Cie, Paris, France
about 1853
Long wooden table with three metal plates mounted horizontally on wooden stands. Plates are shaped as triangle, circle, and square. Square plate is marked "Marloye et Cie a Paris." Includes wooden violin bow.
Overall: 15 × 26 1/4 in. (38.1 × 66.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
2002.1.34027
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Scientific Instrument
Research Area
Scientific Instrument
Scientific Instrument: Acoustics
Not on view
Provenance
Source unknown; catalogued into the Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, 2002.
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