Celestial globe
J. & W. Cary
Category
Furniture
Date
Jan 1816
Materials
Paper, Wood
Measurements
17.5 in (h)39 in (circ)
Place of origin
Strand
Collection
Claydon House, Buckinghamshire
NT 1446561
Summary
Cary's New Celestial Globe with the extent of each Constellation precisely delined by Mr Gilpin of the Royal Society. Made and sold by J and W Cary, 8 Strand, London, January, 1816. On ebonised stand of three turned baluster legs united by stretchers. Globe yellowy green.
Provenance
Courtauld-Thompson, Dorneywood
Makers and roles
J. & W. Cary, maker