Accession No

0390

Brief Description

Augsburg dial, by Lorenz Grassl, German, 2/2 18th Century

Origin

Germany; Augsburg

Maker

Grassl, Lorenz

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1750

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, silver, steel); glass

Dimensions

length 59 mm; breadth 55 mm; thickness 20 mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from R. Middlegaels, Paris, in 04/1927.

Inscription

‘L. Gras[s]l’

Description Notes

Silvered brass dial. Decorated octagonal base. Inset compass with silvered base; 8-point rose with cardinal points marked in Latin; magnetic variation marked at 15˚W of N. Hour circle divided III - XII, I - IX, numbered by I, divided to 30’, inner rim also subdivided to 30 minutes. Latitude arc divided [2˚] - [88˚], numbered by 10˚, subdivided to 2˚. Reverse of compass box marked ‘Eleva Poli’ with list of towns and latitudes (see history file).
Hinge of hour circle, inner face of circle and diameterical bar all marked ‘XI’.
(Folding pin gnomon on diametrical bar; 26-1-2000).

Condition: fair.

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