Skip to main content

Link to Smithsonian homepage

Smithsonian Music

Main menu

  • Calendar
  • Listen
  • Learn
    • Ask Smithsonian
    • Collections Spotlights
    • Music Stories
  • Watch
  • Blog

Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Union of Five Tetrahedra

Object Details

Description
This cut and folded tan paper model is a compound of five regular tetrahedra. A paper tag reads: 53. Another mark reads: Five Tetrahedra (/) This (/) Tetrahedron (/) is "Telescoped" (/) by Four Others (/) May-16-1930.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
Wheeler, Albert Harry
date made
1930 05 16
Credit Line
Gift of Helen M. Wheeler
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
tan (overall color)
cut and folded (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
average spatial: 11 cm x 11.5 cm x 12.5 cm; 4 11/32 in x 4 17/32 in x 4 29/32 in
Object Name
Geometric Model
Other Terms
Geometric Model; Tetrahedra, Union of 5
Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Union of Five Tetrahedra
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

Link to Smithsonian homepage

  • About
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
Back to Top