ECL-O.187-2026
Parts
Object number
ECL-O.187-2026
Object type
Identification
Title
Boat compass
Title Type
assigned by artist
Description
Content (description)
Boat compass mounted on wooden board with large medallion on one side and framed printed explanation of the item on the other.
Content (event)
war: World War, 1939-1945 (1939-1945)
Content (place)
Rio de la Plata
Dimensions
height (actual size): 30cm
width (actual size): 102cm
depth (actual size): 35cm
width (actual size): 102cm
depth (actual size): 35cm
Dimension note
Dimensions of the wooden board
Material
metal
wood
glass
wood
glass
Production
Date
Before 1939
History and association
Associated person
Bell, Frederick Secker, 1897 - 1973 (Former owner)
Henniker Heaton, Herbert, 1880 - 1961 (Former owner)
Henniker Heaton, Herbert, 1880 - 1961 (Former owner)
Object history note
The compass was given by Captain Bell to Sir Henniker Heaton who gave it to Matfield Grange, where Bell studied from 1904 to 1910, for a lasting memory of the achievement of an old boy of the school.
Previous ownership
Eton College: Unknown
