Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Six Tetrahedra Inscribed in Regular Tetrahedron
date: label: date made
content: 1910-1949
name: label: maker
content: Wheeler, Albert Harry
notes: label: Description
content: This transparent green plastic model of a regular tetrahedron has six smaller tetrahedra shown inside it. The smaller tetrahedra are outlined in thread, held at the ends by beads. The model has no maker's marks.
label: Description
content: A.H. Wheeler, the maker of this model, lived from 1873 to 1950. Models made by him are marked with dates ranging from 1910 to 1949, hence the rough date assigned.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
topic: label: Subject
content: Mathematics
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content: Medicine and Science: Mathematics
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content: Science & Mathematics
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Helen M. Wheeler
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MA.304723.741
label: accession number
content: 304723
label: catalog number
content: 304723.741
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Geometric Model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: green (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: yellow (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: black (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: cut, folded and sewn (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 6.1 cm x 7.6 cm x 6.9 cm; 2 13/32 in x 3 in x 2 23/32 in