Accession No

1128

Brief Description

Capuchin dial, English, 19th Century

Origin

England

Maker

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal (bronzed brass)

Dimensions

Special Collection

Provenance

Presented by Robert S. Whipple to the Whipple Museum as a gift in 02/1952. Purchased by Robert S. Whipple from Antique Art Galleries, Grafton Street, London in 02/1952.

Inscription

Description Notes

Bronzed brass plate.
Obverse: shadow line with index or sight. Scale of ‘sun’s declination’ divided ‘sou: dec’ (23.5˚) - 0 - ‘nor: dec’ (23.5˚), numbered by 10˚, subdivided to 1˚. Associated calendar scale marked by month and subdivided to 5 days; vernal equinox at March 20th. The calendar scale is slit to take a cursor which is the pivot point for a thread with bead and plummet (not original). Straight hour lines divided IIII - XII, I - VIII, numbered by I, subdivided to 30 minutes; crossed by zodiac arcs, marked by symbol.

good condition

[NOTE: On 15/04/2015 XRF analysis was conducted on this instrument. Results and analysis are given in the ‘Notes’ field.]

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