Accession No

0766

Brief Description

cube dial, by J. G. Kleininger, German, late 18th Century

Origin

Germany

Maker

Kleininger, J. G.

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1770

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, white metal); glass

Dimensions

length 135mm; breadth 110mm; height 160mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple from T.H. Court in 01/1935. From the Rosenheim Collection.

Inscription

‘I.G. KLEININGER’ (North face)

Description Notes

Brass cube set on a turned pillar with hinge to allow adjustment for latitude. Rectangular base with floral swag decoration; putti on East and West faces. In base an inset compass with silvered base; 8 points marked; magnetic variation marked at 15˚ W of N.
Horizontal dial divided IIII - XII, I - VIII, numbered by I, subdivided to 15 minutes.
North dial divided IIII - VIII, IIII - VIII, numbered by I, subdivided to 15 minutes; marked ‘NORD’. South dial divided VI - XII, I - VI, numbered by I, subdivided to 15 minutes; marked ‘SUD’. West dial divided I - VIII, numbered by I, subdivided to 15 minutes. East dial divided IIII - XI, numbered by I, subdivided to 15 minutes; also marked with latitude scale divided [0] - [90˚] ([10] - [90˚]?, 11-1-2000), numbered by 10˚, subdivided to 1˚.

Condition: good.

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