Accession No

6825

Brief Description

folding wooden Gunter quadrant, English, 1694

Origin

England

Maker

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1694

Latest Date

1694

Inscription Date

1694

Material

wood; metal (brass)

Dimensions

145mm (diameter), 10mm (height)

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Bonhams, London in April 2024.

Inscription

Lat D 52 M 15
NM 1694 [surface of quadrant, top]

Description Notes

Folding wooden Gunter quadrant, English, 1694.

Wooden Gunter quadrant with brass fixings. Constructed from two hinged semicircles, the quadrant can fold out into a circle. It is inscribed with the latitude 52 degrees, 15 minutes, the initials NM, and the year 1694. A heart-shaped border surrounds a Gunter quadrant with hour lines only, and a perpetual calendar table. A standard degree scale is engraved around the outside of the object.

Brass hinges attach the two wooden semicircles together, and two brass hooks with matching brass pins are imbedded into the wood for clasping the wooden pieces closed. Two further brass pins are imbedded into the back of the object.

Object is complete

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