Horizontal Butterfield-type sundial, in shagreen covered case

Made:
1678-1724 in Paris
maker:
Michael Butterfield
Horizontal Butterfield-type sundial for latitude 48 degrees 51' Horizontal Butterfield-type sundial for latitude 48 degrees 51'

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Horizontal Butterfield-type sundial for latitude 48 degrees 51'
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Horizontal Butterfield-type sundial for latitude 48 degrees 51'
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Horizontal Butterfield-type sundial for latitude 48 degrees 51' (Paris), signed " Butterfield A Paris", in shagreen covered case. French, c.1690 (B1694)

Details

Category:
Time Measurement
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1991-164
Measurements:
overall: 90 mm x 80 mm x 22 mm,
type:
butterfield horizontal sundial
credit:
Wellcome Trust