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Description: | Charles Wilson, late J.W. Norie & Wilson, 157 Leadenhall Street, London.
A rectangular mahogany trough and a mahogany-framed roof-shaped cover. Two sides of the cover have clear glass panels, at an angle of 90 degrees. Accompanying the instrument is an empty circular wooden jar with a threaded stopper and a bone or ivory spout. It is used for storing the mercury when the instrument is not in use.
The artificial horizon is contained in a fitted mahogany box, with a trade label in the lid for Charles Wilson, late J.W. Norie and Wilson, 157 Leadenhall Street, London.
AUDIT - Object needs 6 parts numbered to create a whole. Inscription.
caption: Artificial Horizon (Mercurial)
caption: Detail of Label
caption: unavailable | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | artificial horizons Robertson Charles | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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