Accession No

0348

Brief Description

Augsburg dial, silvered brass, purportedly by Johann Georg Vogler, German, 2/2 18th Century, but possibly a modern fake

Origin

Germany; Augsburg [or fake]

Maker

Vogler, Johann Georg [or fake]

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1750

Latest Date

1927

Inscription Date

Material

paper (card); hide (leather); metal (brass, silver, steel, rhodium); glass; cloth (silk)

Dimensions

length 76mm; breadth 74mm; thickness 15mm; box length 89mm; breadth 84mm; thickness 20mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple from Antique Art Galleries, London, on 03/08/1927.

Inscription

‘J.G. Vogler’

Description Notes

Augsburg dial, silvered brass, purportedly by J. G. Vogler, German, 2/2 18th C, but possibly a modern fake.

Silvered brass dial, with modern rhodium plating. Decorated octagonal base on 3 feet. Inset compass with silvered base; 8-point rose with cardinal points marked in Latin; magnetic variation shown at 20˚. Plumb-bob on pierced and decorated gallows. Hour circle divided III - XII, I - IX, numbered by I, subdivided to 30 minutes; similarly divided on inner rim. Latitude arc divided [2˚] - [88˚], numbered by 10˚, subdivided to 2˚. Reverse of compass box carries a list of towns and latitudes (see history file).
Hinge of hour circle and rim of circle marked ‘V’.
Printed instruction leaflet.
Card case covered with black leather and lined with blue silk; brass hook fastener.

Condition of box - fair

[NOTE: On 15/04/2015 XRF analysis was conducted on this instrument. Results are given in the ‘Notes’ field.]

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