Accession No

0863

Brief Description

Augsburg dial, by Johann Schrettegger, German, 1/4 19th Century

Origin

Germany; Augsburg

Maker

Schrettegger, Johann

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1825

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, steel, silver); glass

Dimensions

length 85mm; breadth 85mm; thickness 19mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from Sotheby’s, lot 44, on 17/03/1928. Formerly in the collection of Henri Michel, Brussels, Belgium.

Inscription

‘Johann Schrettegger in Augsburg’(reverse of compass box)

Description Notes

Decorated and pierced square brass base on 3 feet (one missing). Inset compass with silvered base and 4-point rose; cardinal points marked in Latin; magnetic variation marked at 20˚ W of N. Plumb bob with gallows in the form of an eagle. Cusped hour ring divided III - XII, I - IX, numbered by I, subdivided to 30 minutes; similarly divided on inner rim. Latitude arc divided 10˚ - 90˚, numbered by 10˚, subdivided to 1˚.
(Folding pin gnomon on crossbar; 28-1-2000)

Condition: good.

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