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Equinoctial Ring Dial, by Sisson, London, Mid-18th Century

Inventory Number 14948


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.14948

Subject
Sundials
Item type
Object
Makers
J. Sisson
Provenance
Presented by J. A. Billmeir with his collection.
Primary inscriptions
"J. Sisson London"
Physical material
Gilt (newly gilt?) Brass
Object type
Equinoctial ring dial
Dimensions
Diameter: 150mm
Inventory No
14948
Accession Number
1957-84/231

Description

Gilt (newly gilt?) brass equinoctial ring dial, with meridian and equatorial rings and declination strut. Suspension ring for 2 quadrents marked, N and S; nautical ring on verso.