Accession No

0819

Brief Description

universal inclining dial, Spear, 1800-1850

Origin

Dublin; Ireland

Maker

Spear

Class

dials; horology

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1850

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, silver); glass

Dimensions

length 88mm; breadth 89mm; thickness 30mm; box diameter 97mm; thickness 34mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from F. Barker & Son, London, England, in 10/1936.

Inscription

‘Spear Dublin’ (on hour circle)

Description Notes

Brass; set on compass box as foot; the verso with an equation of time calendar ‘SUN TOO FAST SUN TOO SLOW’; silvered compass rose, 8 points, fleur de lis north, and 0-90-0 x 2 by 10 to 1; lever operated lift-off compass needle. Pair of bubble levels. Latitude arc 0-60o; silvered hour circle IIII-XII-VIII by 1 to 5’ with major world cities marked for local noon (see file).
Brass box with pushfit lid. Carries numbers D338 and 66-19. These appear to the NMM object and accession numbers.

Condition: good.

References

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