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Equinoctial Dial, Italian, 18th Century?

Inventory Number 32575


Subject
Sundials
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans with his collection.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated
Object type
Equinoctial dial
Dimensions
Height: 133mm Width: 131mm Depth: 50mm
Inventory No
32575
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Square wooden block base with folding copper alloy latitude quadrant, inset compass with printed card and two hollowed compartments; block lid with printed hour plate (worn). Both compass card and hour plate have initials of the eight Italian winds.