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Description: | Imitation compass dial for latitude 50� North. Circular horizontal dial with a fake lathe-turned plastic box, with lid. It has an hour scale numbered in black paint and a shaped and engraved brass gnomon that folds flat when not in use. It is also marked with an 'M'. The compass has a steel needle in the form of an arrow and is surmounted by a shallow conical brass pivot. A glass plate covers all. The case is coloured bottle-green, rectangular in shape and in the form of a book with gold-coloured 'page' edges. It is lined with white satin and black velvet.
This dial is a facsimile of the original instrument rather than a copy, since it is made of plastic, not wood. The original is thought to have been made in Portsmouth. The hour-lines are not drawn accurately in this facsimile, which was made for Mary Rose Trading Ltd.
For more information regarding this dial please refer to the OUP & NMM catalogue, 'Sundials at Greenwich'.
Replica.
caption: Compass dial, with lid | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Directional dial Mary Rose 1509 Horizontal dial Sundials at Greenwich compass dials Mary Rose Trading Ltd | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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