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Horary quadrant
    • Setting:
      Room V
    • Maker:
      Charles Whitwell
    • Place:
      English
    • Date:
      1595
    • Materials:
      brass
    • Dimensions:
      side 176 mm
    • Inventory:
      2519
    • Horary quadrant (Inv. 2519)
    • Horary quadrant (Inv. 2519)

Quadrant made by Charles Whitwell, similar to item inv. 155. The shadow square occupies two adjacent sides; the opposite corner carries a pivoting vane with sights. In the center is engraved a Stöffler horary quadrant bounded by the arc of the degree scale. The back carries a zodiacal calendar and the windrose. Provenance: Robert Dudley bequest to the Medici collections.