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Diptych Dial, by Hieronymus Reinmann, Nuremberg, 1559

Inventory Number 81867


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.81867

Subject
Sundials
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans. Purchased by Lewis Evans from Lagermann in Munich in 1910 as part of Lagermann's collection as a whole ('Lagermann' may be read as 'Jagermann' or 'Yagerman' - nothing else is known of him).
Primary inscriptions
"* IERONIMVS * REINMAN / * NORENBERGE * FACIEBAT *" and "* ANNO * / * 15 * 59 *" punche on face 1b. "A A" punched at hinge. "N.77" written in ink on base by later owner or dealer.
Physical material
Ivory and brass
Object type
Diptych dial
Dimensions
Height: 13mm Width: 57mm Depth: 95mm Weight: 0.1kg
Inventory No
81867
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Compass needle and glass missing