Barometer
J. Origoni
Category
Horology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Dalbergia nigra, Mother-of-pearl [pinctada maxima], Rosewood [dalbergia nigra], Steel
Measurements
980 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Newcastle upon Tyne
Collection
Borrowdale, Cumbria
NT 622646
Summary
A Victorian barometer in rosewood case with mother of pearl inlay. Maker J. Origoni of Newcastle. Circular steel barometer plate, above which is a thermometer. Swan neck pediment to the top. Removed from Derwent Island 1983 to Rufford; returned to Derwent Island 1995.
Makers and roles
J. Origoni, manufacturer