Section of Room XVIII
Science and interior decoration
Science and interior decoration
Some scientific instruments became home furnishings, such as decorated wall-hanging barometers or globes for ornamental display.
Objects
Carriage odometer
Inv. 678
Luigi Roverelli, Antonio Quinquernell, Florence, second half 18th cent.
Mantel clock
Inv. 3584
Maker unknown, Central Italy, early 18th cent.
Mixing faucet
Inv. 1014
Giuseppe Leonardi, Milan, 1824
Patented universal clock
Inv. 3588
Maker unknown, England, ca. 1906-1910
"Perpetual motion" clock
Inv. 713
Maker unknown, Central Italy, ca. 1660-1680
Tavern clock
Inv. 3731
Maker unknown, England, ca. 1760-1770
Terrestrial globe
Dep. SBAS, Firenze
Maison Delamarche, Paris, 1844