Accession No

1188

Brief Description

universal inclining dial, 1700-1800 (c)

Origin

Maker

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1700

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, silver, steel); glass

Dimensions

length 70 mm; breadth 68 mm; thickness 23 mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

Description Notes

Brass; stands on the base of the compass box; silvered rose (almost totally worn away); 8 point rose; blued steel needle; latitude arc divided 60˚ - (0) by 10˚ to 1˚. Hinged hour circle divided IIII-XII and I-VIII by I to 7.5’; folding gnomon.

Condition: fair (silvering worn); complete.

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