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Horizontal Dial, by Edmund Culpeper, London, 1687

Inventory Number 40777


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.40777

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans. Made for or belonged to Ann Porteman. From the John Eliot Hodgkin Collection.
Primary inscriptions
"E.C." in heart on base of compass bowl. In knot pattern on base "Ann Porteman" and "This Is A True Loues Knot for Thou Cans Part it not" and the date 1687
Physical material
Gilt brass
Object type
Horizontal dial
Dimensions
Height: 30mm Width: 48mm Depth: 71mm Weight: 0.05kg
Inventory No
40777
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Rectangular plate with inset compass and sprung folding gnomon