Accession No

2235

Brief Description

horary quadrant, paper on wood, Italian, 4/4 18th C

Origin

Italy

Maker

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1775

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

wood (pine); paper; metal (lead); rope (string)

Dimensions

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from H. Wynter. ex Greppin collection

Inscription

Description Notes

Pine board covered with paper with hand-drawn scales. Right-hand edge with 2 protruding ‘sights’. Circumference degree scale divided [0] - [90˚], numbered by 10˚, subdivided to 1˚. Date scale divided to named month. Hour lines marked and numbered V - XII by I, with symbols of the zodiac. Calibrated for ‘Latt G 45’. Replacement string and lead plumb bob. Straight edges with a green border, the circumference with a yellow border. Figures in black ink with red for the latitude indication and some zodiac signs.

fair condition

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