Nocturnal, brass, gilt

Nocturnal, brass, gilt

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Nocturnal, brass, gilt, diameter of flanged plate 4 in. Handle and pointer in form of serpents, English, late 17th or 18th century with later case

Details

Category:
Time Measurement
Object Number:
1880-41
Measurements:
114 x 260 x 10 mm
type:
nocturnal
credit:
Fulgence, Mons. (Paris)

Parts

Nocturnal flanged plate, with 'serpent' handle and pointer, 1650-1749

Nocturnal, brass, gilt, diameter of flanged plate 4 in. Handle and pointer in form of serpents, English, late 17th or 18th century.

Measurements:
114 x 260 x 10 mm
Object Number:
1880-41 Pt1
type:
instrument component and nocturnal
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum