- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- Thomas Jones
- Provenance
- Lent by the Royal Society in 1932. Owned and used by Captain William E. Parry, R.N., on his Arctic voyage in 1827, and afterwards presented to W. Salmon, R.N., by Vice-Admiral Sir George Seymour on H.M.S. Cumberland at Halifax, 13 March 1854.
- Primary inscriptions
- Engraved on cover "Thomas Jones / Charing Cross / London"; trade label inside case; two ownership plaques on lid.
- Object type
- Artificial horizon
- Dimensions
- Height: 197mm Width: 148mm Depth: 115mm
- Inventory No
- 41159
- Accession Number
- 1932-8
Description
Cast iron tray, prism-shaped cover for tray, and brass bottle of mercury, all contained in mahogany case.
