Armillary Sphere, Italian?, c. 1580 | |||||||||||
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| Object is on display. | |||||||||||
| Inventory Number: | 70229 | ||||||||||
| Object Type: | Object | ||||||||||
| Place Created: | Italy Europe |
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| Subject Classification(s): | Armillary spheres, orreries & planetaria | ||||||||||
| Accession Number: | 1951-55 | ||||||||||
| Primary Inscriptions: | Unsigned
The base is engraved with the coat of arms and quarterings, crest and badge of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, K.G. (1564-1632), generally known as 'The Wizard Earl'. | ||||||||||
| Provenance: | Lent by the Bodleian Library from 1951.
Owned by Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland (1564-1632), 'The Wizard Earl'. Presented to the Bodleian Library in 1601 by Sir Josias Bodley. | ||||||||||
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