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Tablet azimuth sundial, with compass, engraved. Ivory, 3¼ x 2½-inches, by Charles (Carolus) Bloud, Dieppe, France, 1650-1686. With equatorial dial in the upper leaf (see note).
Details
- Category:
- Time Measurement
- Object Number:
- 1880-53
- Materials:
- ivory and silver (metal)
- Measurements:
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overall: 16 mm x 63.5 mm x 82.55 mm, .145kg
- type:
- equatorial sundial and table azimuth sundial
- credit:
- Monsieur Fulgence
