Orrery, by Thomas Wright, London, c. 1731 | |
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| Object is on display. | |
| Inventory Number: | 35757 |
| Object Type: | Object |
| Persons: |
Thomas Wright (Maker) Richard Cushee (Maker) |
| Date Created: | c. 1731 |
| Place Created: | Fleet Street London United Kingdom (England) Europe |
| Subject Classification(s): | Armillary spheres, orreries & planetaria |
| Accession Number: | 1925-43 |
| Primary Inscriptions: | "Made by THO WRIGHT (Mathematical Instrumt. maker to His MAJESTY GEORGE ye. IId.) in Fleet street LONDON"
The globe of the Earth is inscribed, "A New / GLOBE / of the Earth / by R. Cushee / 1731" |
| Provenance: | Lent by Christ Church, Oxford in 1925.
Thought to have been owned by the 4th Earl of Orrery and bequeathed to Dr Robert Friend, master of Westminster School and later Canon of Christ Church. |
| Collection Group: | Orrery Collection |
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Terrestrial Globe Signed by Richard Cushee, London, c. 1731 | |
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| Object is on display. | |
| Inventory Number: | 35757 |
| Object Type: | Object |
| Persons: |
Thomas Wright (Maker) Richard Cushee (Maker) |
| Date Created: | c. 1731 |
| Place Created: | Fleet Street London United Kingdom (England) Europe |
| Subject Classification(s): | Globes |
| Accession Number: | 1925-43 |
| Primary Inscriptions: | The globe of the Earth is inscribed, "A New / GLOBE / of the Earth / by R. Cushee / 1731" |
| Provenance: | Lent by Christ Church, Oxford in 1925.
The orrery is thought to have been owned by the 4th Earl of Orrery and bequeathed to Dr Robert Friend, master of Westminster School and later Canon of Christ Church. |
| Collection Group: | Orrery Collection |
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Permalink: http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/object/inv/35757