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Diptych Dial, by Hans Tucher, Nuremberg, c. 1600

Inventory Number 37419


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.37419

Subject
Sundials
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans
Primary inscriptions
"n H [serpent] D" punched on face 2b; "17" scratched on one edge, "8" punched at hinges; "anno 1642" written inside case.
Physical material
Ivory and brass
Object type
Diptych dial
Dimensions
Height: 25mm Width: 92mm Depth: 120mm Weight: 75g
Inventory No
37419
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Compass needle and glass missing; brass wind rose in compass bowl. With gold-tooled, leather-covered case.