Object Detail
Description
wheel barometer, banjo shape, break arch pediment above the hygrometer, thermometer, convex mirror and large silvered register, below a spirit level. Banjo-shaped, with thermometer
broken pediment Banjo shaped barometer with scrolled, open pediment at the top. Dry / Damp gauge at top, thermometer, convex mirror, barometric gauge and spirit level at the bottom.
Mahogany veneered on to pine; satinwood stringing, brass embellishments.] A Late Mahogany Wheel this barometer is of typical banjo shape in addition to the main dial there is a hygrometer used to measure atmospheric humidity and a spirit level to enable more accurate readings.
broken pediment Banjo shaped barometer with scrolled, open pediment at the top. Dry / Damp gauge at top, thermometer, convex mirror, barometric gauge and spirit level at the bottom.
Mahogany veneered on to pine; satinwood stringing, brass embellishments.] A Late Mahogany Wheel this barometer is of typical banjo shape in addition to the main dial there is a hygrometer used to measure atmospheric humidity and a spirit level to enable more accurate readings.
Maker and role
horologer: A Martinelli & Sons
Production place
England
Production date
circa 1820
Measurements
178 x 315 mm
Inscriptions
Patent Number "3829" stamped into back at bottom; BADA label at centre front.
Credit line
Foundation Collection, 1989
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
A0047
TJC reference number
48
