Barometer
Nairne and Blunt
Category
Scientific instruments
Date
circa 1700 - circa 1800
Materials
Mahogany, glass and enamel
Measurements
1070 x 70 x 15 mm; 120 mm (Width)
Place of origin
London
Collection
Petworth House and Park, West Sussex
NT 485687
Summary
This item was stolen at some point in early 2007. If you have any information concerning this item please contact the National Trust at Petworth House or the Operational Risk Department of the National Trust on 01793 817596. You can provide your information anonymously. You can also email us at Security.office@nationaltrust.org.uk. Thank you for your help. An eighteenth century barometer and thermometer in a stick case with crested top made by Nairne and Blunt of London.
Provenance
By descent, until the death in 1952 of the 3rd Lord Leconfield, who had given Petworth to the National Trust in 1947, and whose nephew and heir, John Wyndham, 6th Lord Leconfield and 1st Lord Egremont (1920-72) arranged for the acceptance of the major portion of the collections at Petworth in lieu of death duties (the first ever such arrangement) in 1956 by H.M.Treasury.
Marks and inscriptions
Nairne and Blunt of London (across barometer)
Makers and roles
Nairne and Blunt