- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- Pierre Le Maire
- Provenance
- Presented by Lewis Evans.
- Primary inscriptions
- "P. Le Maire / A. Paris" and "A. La Pierre / d.'Aiman"
- Physical material
- Brass and glass
- Object type
- Butterfield dial
- Dimensions
- Height: 214mm Width: 182mm Weight: 1.088kg
- Inventory No
- 52789
- Accession Number
- 1924-0/part
Description
Unusually large Butterfield dial. Octagonal base with inset compass, hour scales for 52, 46, 43, 65, 60, 55°, sprung folding gnomon with swan index moving against latitude scale 40-65°. Underside carries lists of latitudes. With original fishskin-covered case.
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