Accession No

6568

Brief Description

horary quadrant, brass, attributed to Henry Sutton’s workshop, English, c. 1670

Origin

England; London [based on attributed maker]

Maker

Henry Sutton’s workshop [attributed]

Class

astronomy; dials

Earliest Date

1670

Latest Date

1670

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass)

Dimensions

Radius: 140mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Christie’s, 85 Old Brompton Rd., South Kensington, London, SW7 3LD on or before 10/10/2013. Lot 48, Christie’s London, Travel, Science and Natural History, 10/10/2013.

Inscription

VS

Description Notes

Horary quadrant, possibly from Henry Sutton’s workshop, English, c. 1670

Brass quadrant, missing plum line. One sighting pinnule is intact. Christie’s catalogue suggest this was made in Henry Sutton’s workshop; it does not have his signature but the “style of engraving and distinctive punched Os and 8s are that of his workshop” and the quadrant was thus perhaps made by John Marke or another apprentice.

One quadrant of the circumference divided [0] - 90˚, numbered by 10˚, subdivided by 1˚. Inset calendar scale divided to month, subdivided by 2o. Transverse arc with signs of the zodiac. Five star positions. Hour lines divided I - VIII, VI - XI, XII subdivided to 30 minutes. Possible monogram, "VS" (?), on right-hand radius, towards the limb.

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