Mechanical Equinoctial Dial, by William Deane, London, c. 1725 | |
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Object is on display. | |
Inventory Number: | 71015 |
Object Type: | |
Persons: | William Deane |
Date Created: | c. 1725 |
Place Created: | London England United Kingdom Europe |
Subject Classification(s): | Sundials Mathematical Instruments By Trade Location |
Accession Number: | 1924-0/part |
Brief Description: | Circular base with three levelling feet and inset compass surmounted by two crossed bubble levels. Decorative support for meridian ring within which rotates a ring with a clock face; sighting is by means of two lenses projecting onto an engraved spot (one lens missing). |
Primary Inscriptions: | "WM. DEANE Fecit" on meridian ring |
Provenance: | Presented by Lewis Evans |
Collection Group: | Lewis Evans Collection |
Material(s): |
Brass and silvered brass |
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