Thermometer
Thompson
Category
Horology
Date
1800
Materials
Metal, mercury, wood and glass.
Measurements
1000 x 260 x 80 mm
Place of origin
Great Yarmouth
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Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 1399333
Summary
A mercurial banjo barometer and thermometer by Thompson of Yarmouth. It has a mahogany frame with veneered inlay. There is a broken pediment above with a brass finial.
Provenance
Part of the Windham Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1969 by Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer (1906-1969).
Makers and roles
Thompson