Accession No

0675

Brief Description

polyhedral dial, German, late 19th C

Origin

Germany

Maker

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1870

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal (iron, brass)

Dimensions

height 386mm; side of base 125mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from J.G. Dubreuil, Paris, France, on 25/06/1931.

Inscription

Description Notes

Polyhedral dial, German, late 19th C.

Pentagonal foot with pentagonal sectioned pillar supporting a regular dodecahedron set on one face; dials on 11 faces. Brass gnomons for 46˚ N.

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