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Vertical dial
    • Setting:
      Room II
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Place:
      German
    • Date:
      ca. 1600
    • Materials:
      gilt and silvered brass
    • Dimensions:
      base 23x23 mm; total height 98 mm
    • Inventory:
      2534
    • Vertical dial (Inv. 2534)
    • Vertical dial (Inv. 2534)

This dial consists of a square-section pillar fitted with a cupola lid that opens to show a small compass. The pillar has a plumb line to check the vertical. Calibrated for latitude 48° (Munich and Vienna), suggesting a German maker. Provenance: Medici collections.

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