Equinoctial Dial, by Joze Gaspart, Lisbon, c. 1775 | |
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Object is on display. | |
Inventory Number: | 74463 |
Object Type: | |
Persons: |
Joze Gaspart (Maker) |
Date Created: | c.1775 |
Place Created: | Lisbon Portugal Europe |
Subject Classification(s): | Lewis Evans Collection By Collection Sundials Mathematical Instruments By Trade Location |
Accession Number: | 1928-52 |
Brief Description: | Shaped and decorated base with three levelling screws, upright with plumb-line, rotatable semicircular hour scale for one latitude, with diametrical pivot for pin-hole adjustable for solar declination. |
Primary Inscriptions: | "Joze Gaspart Fait à Lisbonne" |
Provenance: | Presented by Mrs W. C. Johnson in memory of W. C. Johnson, FRAS. |
Collection Group: | |
Material(s): |
Brass and silvered brass |
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