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Diptych Dial, by Hans Troschel, Nuremberg, 1584

Inventory Number 82451


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.82451

Subject
Sundials
Item type
Object
Provenance
Bequeathed by T. G. Barnett
Primary inscriptions
"HANS DROSCHELL NOR / MBERG FACIEBAT * 1584" punched on 1b; three bird makers marks and "n" punched on 2b.
Physical material
Ivory
gilt brass and glass
Object type
Diptych dial
Dimensions
Height: 106mm Width: 62mm Depth: 14mm
Inventory No
82451
Accession Number
1935-4/part

Description

Compass glass cracked