Accession No

1186

Brief Description

perpetual calendar and vinaigrette, French, 18th C (?)

Origin

France

Maker

Class

horology

Earliest Date

1700

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

wood (ebony, cork); ivory

Dimensions

height 159mm; maximum diameter 41mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography, University of Cambridge (now Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology) in 09/1953.

Inscription

Description Notes

Ebony and ivory vinaigrette with perpetual calendar engraved on neck. Several screw-fit sections, one of which is lined with cork. The perpetual calendar is inscribed with the initials of the days of the week in French, and a table of the days of the month from 1 to 31.

Condition good (some cracking of the ivory); complete.

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