Accession No

6828

Brief Description

Augsburg dial, given as a Christmas present by Robert Stewart Whipple to his grandson, by Johan Schreteger, German, late 18th Century or early 19th Century

Origin

Germany, Augsburg

Maker

Schreteger, Johan

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1764

Latest Date

1843

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); glass

Dimensions

56mm (width), 58mm (depth), 14mm (height)

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated by a private individual in June 2025. Gifted by Robert Stewart Whipple to his grandson in December 1948.

Inscription

Eleva Poli
Augsburg Paris
48 Cracau Prag
50 Leipzig 51
Schreteger [on base of object]

Description Notes

Augsburg dial, by Johan Schreteger, German, late 18th Century or early 19th Century.

Brass, octagonal-based Augsburg dial with a compass and three hinged elements; an equinoctial ring, a latitude arm, and a pendulum. The compass features cardinal points marked in Latin (S, OR, M, OC), as well as the magnetic North-South axis indicated by an E-E line. The compass is covered by a sheet of glass. The main body of the dial is decorated with engravings, as is the frame for the pendulum. There are three feet on the base of the object, on which it stands. The base of the object is also engraved with the latitudes of some European cities; Augsburg, Paris, Krakow and Prague, as well as the name of the maker: Schreteger.

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