Mathematical instrument maker
Henry Sutton
Also recorded as: Sutton, Henry
London maker of finely engraved quadrants, sundials and printed paper instruments.
Henry Sutton was among the most skilled engravers of mathematical instruments in mid-17th-century London. He made brass quadrants and sundials and also printed instruments on paper for pasting onto wood, making them affordable; he is believed to have died in the plague of 1665.
- Country
- England
- City / centre
- London
- Life / active
- Active c. 1649–1665
- Status
- Historical individual
- Key people
- Henry Sutton
Innovations & specialities
- Printed paper instruments
- Engraved horary quadrants
Works by Henry Sutton in the catalogue
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Instruments · 1600–1699
Astrolabe by Henry Sutton, Belgium, 1600–1699
Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage
Instruments · 1650-1665
Folding pocket compass and sundial in boxwood case made by Henry Sutton, Threadneedle Street, London, 1650-1665.
Science Museum Group, London
Instruments · 1659
Armillary / astronomical instrument by Sutton, Henry, 1659
Science Museum Group, London
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