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French disc dial
French disc dial

French disc dial

Artist
MediumMetal
DimensionsDiam: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
ClassificationsMeasuring Devices
Credit LineGift of F. R. Bolster
Object number1942.27.3
DescriptionFrench disc dial has hour curves that run horizontally and season lines that run vertically. Dial has markings for AM and PM. On back of dial are the inscriptions "1951" and "F.R.B." Also on the back of the dial is a gummy substance that has solidified over the string, making the dial incapable of being suspended by it.
On View
Not on view
Collections
Nocturnal dial
F. R. Bolster
1939
Sundial
F. R. Bolster
Watch
early 18th century
Watch
JOHAN MAUGRAY, PARIS 18C
18th c.
Ammeter
Queen and Co.
Watch
1790-1810
Pocket watch
Late 18th or early 19th
R.P. (signature unreadable)
nd 20th century; not after 1971
Watch
FRENCH(DELOMET BORDEAUX 1687)
1810-1820