Ivory tablet compass sundial; 3 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 7/16-inches. Made by Hans Ducher

Made:
1574 in Nuremberg
maker:
Hans Ducher
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Ivory tablet compass sundial; 3 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 7/16-inches
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Ivory tablet compass sundial; 3 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 7/16-inches
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Ivory tablet compass sundial; 3 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 7/16-inches
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Ivory tablet compass sundial; 3 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 7/16-inches
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Ivory tablet compass sundial; 3 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 7/16-inches
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Ivory tablet compass sundial; 3 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 7/16-inches. Made by Hans Ducher, Nuremberg, Germany, 1574. (Compass needle and glass missing.) (See note.)

Details

Category:
Time Measurement
Object Number:
1952-235
Materials:
ivory, string and bronze (copper, tin alloy)
Measurements:
overall: 11 mm x 60.325 mm x 95.25 mm, 0.1kg
type:
diptych sundial
credit:
Mr. H. E. Backer