equinoctial dial;
sundial;
compass-dial
- Museum number
- 1853,0617.2
- Description
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Universal equinoctial dial; gilt brass and silver; octagonal; three turned feet; compass needle and glass missing; box marked for declination N12W; engraved and silvered plummet holder; base of box: names and latitudes of five towns inscribed; signature.
- Production date
- 1755-1765
- Dimensions
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Height: 15 millimetres
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Length: 73 millimetres
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Width: 69 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Ward 1981
The compass needle and glass are missing, and the box is marked for N12°W. Sixteen compass points identified by their German initials are marked on a silvered ring surrounding the box; this is surrounded in turn by a ring of simple floral and leafy sprays. The plummet holder and its spring are silvered and engraved. On the base of the box the names and latitudes of five towns are inscribed.
Signed: L.T.M.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
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Latest: 2 (Nov 2016)
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(2008) Compass needle and glass missing.
- Acquisition date
- 1853
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1853,0617.2
