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Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Cube (Portion of a Dissected Polyhedron)

Object Details

Description
This is a tan folded paper model of a cube that fills in Wheeler's model 766. A mark on the object reads: April 1931 (/) Filler for Cube (/) Convertible into a (/) Pentagonal Dodecahedron (/) 766 Filler.
See MA.304723.312.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
Wheeler, Albert Harry
date made
1931 04
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: 7.6 cm x 7.5 cm x 7.5 cm; 3 in x 2 15/16 in x 2 15/16 in
Object Name
Geometric Model
Dissected Polyhedron by A. H. Wheeler - Cube - Filler for Larger Model of a Dissected Cube
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