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Quadrant, by Henry Sutton, London, 1660
Object is on display.
Inventory Number:	26114
Object Type:	Object
Persons:	Henry Sutton
Date Created:	Dated 1660 (and subsequently altered to 1669)
Place Created:	London England United Kingdom Europe
Accession Number:	1925-43
Brief Description:	English quadrant (Collins or Sutton type) Brass. Signed, "1660. Hen: Sutton fecit." Date subsequently altered to 1669. On the front are a quadrant sundial of the Collins or Sutton type, a perpetual calendar and various trigonometric scales.
Primary Inscriptions:	Signed, "1660. Hen: Sutton fecit." Date subsequently altered to 1669.
Provenance:	Lent by Christ Church, Oxford in 1925.
Collection Group:	Orrery Collection
Material(s):	Brass
Dimensions:	Height Width Depth Diameter Unit 150 mm
Narratives Two horary quadrants by Henry Sutton Inventory no. 26114 - Former Display Label Former Display Label - The Orrery Collection of Scientific Instruments Former Display Label - The Principal Makers of Instruments in the Orrery Collection Orrery Collection: 1731 Inventory Accession Record : Extract from Annual Report for 1925 Dating Orrery Collection in print

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