Perpetual calender
Turner
Category
Ephemera
Date
1700 - 1800
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Measurements
455 mm (H)335 mm (W)
Place of origin
Worcester
Order this imageCollection
A La Ronde, Devon
NT 1312084
Summary
Calendar - chronologer perpetual, with movable parts to indicate year, month, day, sunrise, sunset, zodiac sign, saint days etc. Published by Rev. Mr Turner of Worcester. (1720-91) In 'gritted' frame. Inscribed on backboard 'For The Revd. Mr Samuel Lavington Bideford'. 18th C. The printed table on the reverse shows dates in the ecclesiastical years for 40 years from 1760. Samuel Lavington was a cousin of the father of Jane Parminter of A la Ronde.
Provenance
Original Parminter item purchased from Mrs Tudor Perkins 1991
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed on backboard 'For The Revd. Mr Samuel Lavington Bideford'
Makers and roles
Turner , engraver and publisher