Artificial horizon
Category
Scientific instruments
Date
Unknown
Materials
Mahogany, Boxwood [buxus sempervirens], Glass, Mercury, Ceramic, Metal
Measurements
130 x 220 x 143 mm
Place of origin
England
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1338196
Summary
Artificial Horizon. Mahogany box containing triangular metal and glass fitting, sitting on a mahogany tray, pouring lip in one corner. A boxwood bottle of mercury with a screwed wooden stopper covered with a reversible porcelain cover to act as both pourer and funnel. This bottle held in a circular compartment in the box. Unsigned, English, late 19th century.
Provenance
C.W 155 Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.