Accession No

1191

Brief Description

horizontal dial, English, circa 1800

Origin

England

Maker

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, steel); card (paper); stone (mica)

Dimensions

diameter 65 mm; thickness 20 mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘H’
‘CP’
‘RG’

Description Notes

Turned brass case with screw-top lid. In lid engraved paper wind rose (damaged). Pierced brass dial plate divided IIII - XII, I - VIII, numbered by I, divided to 15 minutes; folding gnomon for 52˚ N. Below dial engraved paper compass card with 16-point rose and degree scale divided 0 - 90˚ - 0 - 90˚ - 0, numbered by 10˚, divided to 2˚.

The three different initials on the wind rose, dial plate & compass suggest a ‘marriage' of original parts.

Condition: fair (wind rose damaged, mica cover damaged).

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