Accession No

1731

Brief Description

Augsburg dial, by Johann Martin, German, 1700 (c)

Origin

Germany; Augsburg

Maker

Martin, Johann

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1700

Latest Date

1700

Inscription Date

Material

metal (gilt-brass, silvered brass, silver, steel); glass; cloth (silk); hide (leather)

Dimensions

length 55mm; breadth 51mm; thickness 12mm; box length 64mm; breadth 64mm; thickness 19mm

Special Collection

Holden-White collection

Provenance

On loan from The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge. Donated by Charles Holden-White to the Fitzwilliam Museum. C. Holden-White Collection no. 1935-85.

Inscription

Description Notes

Gilt and silvered brass dial. Octagonal gilt-brass base plate set on 3 feet. Inset compass with silvered base, cardinal points marked in Latin and magnetic variation shown at 10˚ W of N; compass glass is a replacement. Plumb bob in pierced and decorated silvered brass gallows. Silver latitude arc divided [4˚] - 90˚, numbered by 10˚ from 30˚, subdivided to 2˚. Hinged hour ring divided on a silver strip set on the inner rim, 3 - 12, 1 - 9, numbered by 1, subdivided to 30 minutes. Pin gnomon on diametrical gilt-brass bar. On reverse of compass box a list of towns and latitudes (see history file).
Leather-covered card box lined with pink and white silk; brass hook fastener.

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