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Polyhedral Dial, by Nicolaus Kratzer?, English, 1518-30

Inventory Number 54054


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.54054

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924. Bought by Lewis Evans from P. Webster, 37 Great Portland Street, London in December 1899. Made for Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop of York.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated. Engraved with the arms of Cardinal Wolsey, York Minster and a cardinal's hat on two sides.
Physical material
Gilt brass
Object type
Polyhedral dial
Dimensions
Height: 100mm
Inventory No
54054
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Polyhedral dial in gilt brass, 100mm in height, attributed to Nicolaus Kratzer.

The sides are irregular octagons, whose angles provide polar and equinoctial dials for latitude 52° around the edge of the block.