Horizontal Dial, by Charles Bloud, Dieppe, 1660-1683

Inventory Number 38554

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.38554

Subject: Sundials; Mathematical instruments
Item type: Object
Makers: Charles Bloud
Provenance: Presented by Lewis Evans. On the basis of the coat of arms on the lid, belonged to Louis XIV's Queen, Maria Theresa.
Primary inscriptions: "C Bloud ADieppe" on hour ring. Extremely small on the ring of the clasp is engraved "492".
Physical material: Tortoiseshell; silver
Object type: Horizontal dial
Dimensions: Diameter: 47mm Height: 18mm Width: 60mm Weight: 0.02kg
Inventory No: 38554
Accession Number: 1924-0/part

Compass dial with suspension ring