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Geometric Model by Knowlton Rice, a Student of A. Harry Wheeler, Polyhedron with Holes

Object Details

Description
The top and the bottom of this tan paper model are regular pentagons with a hole cut out of them. Around the sides are ten faces that are irregular pentagons. On the inside are ten faces that are regular pentagons. A mark on the model reads: August 17, 1935 (/) Knowlton Rice.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
teacher of maker
Wheeler, Albert Harry
maker
Rice, Knowlton
date made
1935 08 17
Credit Line
Gift of Helen M. Wheeler
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
tan (overall color)
cut and glued (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
average spatial: 5 cm x 9 cm x 9 cm; 1 31/32 in x 3 17/32 in x 3 17/32 in
Object Name
Geometric Model
Geometric Model by Knowlton Rice, a Student of A. Harry Wheeler, Polyhedron with Holes
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