Caption

Compass, measuring instrument, ca. mid-18th century, Western Europe. Compass with a bone scale around the dial with cardinal directions and a hand behind the glass, in a wooden frame decorated with relief acanthus, with a bone lining decorated with Regency ornamentation. Height 13.3 cm; width 8 cm., A rectangular object with a carved dark brown surface featuring ornate leaf-like patterns surrounds a central circular inset containing a metallic disc and a glass-covered needle; the circular rim has metallic silver and gold tones with an inner gold ring and an outer silver ring, and a few small dark metal components are visible on the rim. The sides and edges of the object are light cream or ivory with decorative green bands and small dark markings, and there are small rounded cream-colored knobs on the sides. The background is a smooth neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_086

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41.2Mb (2.4Mb) / 14.5in x 11.0in / 4341 x 3314 (300dpi)

Keywords

Compass measuring instrument ca mid-18th century Western Europe bone scale dial cardinal directions hand glass wooden frame decorated relief acanthus bone lining decorated Regency ornamentation Height 13.3 cm width 8 cm rectangular object carved dark brown surface featuring ornate leaf- patterns surrounds central circular inset containing metallic disc glass-covered needle circular rim metallic silver gold tones inner gold ring outer silver ring small dark metal components visible rim sides edges object light cream ivory decorative green bands small dark markings small rounded cream-colored knobs background smooth neutral gray.