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Crescent Dial, Signed by P. Masig, German, c. 1700

Inventory Number 51506


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.51506

Subject
Sundials
Item type
Object
Makers
P. Masig
Provenance
From the collection of Lewis Evans.
Primary inscriptions
"Masig a London" [seems to be a name used for signing sundials made for sale in London after the design, or workshop of an Augsburg instrument-maker, probably Johann Martin or Johann Willebrand. "Masig" may have been the name of the maker's London agent]
Object type
Dial
Dimensions
Height: 61mm Width: 61mm
Inventory No
51506
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Square gilt brass base plate with two adjusting screws, conventional crescent dial, and perpetual calendar beneath base. Black leather case with gold tooling and faded red silk lining.