- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- Edmund Culpeper
- 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
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