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Mercury Shower Apparatus, by George Adams, London, 1786

Inventory Number 15368


Item type
Object
Provenance
Associated with G Adams, Jnr and Dr John Birch
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated
Physical material
Wood
Copper Alloy
Pigment
Dimensions
Diameter: 75mm Height: 124mm Weight: 203g
Inventory No
15368

Description

Wooden stake attached to a copper alloy disc with an upturned wooden cup as the base.