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Double-case watch
The clock has a gilt-brass inner case and a lacquered outer case. The enamel dial displays Roman hour numerals and Arabic five-minute numerals. The hands are of burnished steel. The special feature of this model is the hour and quarter-hour repeater, invented in England a few years earlier. The maker [...]
Creator
- Daniel Quare
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Mechanics
- mechanics (physics)
Type of item
- Clock
- mechanical clocks
Medium
- gilt brass, lacquered brass, enamel
- Brass
- enamel (fused coating)
- brass (alloy)
Providing institution
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- late 17th cent.
- 1700
- 1681
Places
- London
- London
- United Kingdom
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:412042
Extent
- clock diameter 48 mm; thickness (with glass) c. 30 mm; outer-case diameter 55 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Ruscitti collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/DanielQuare.html
Year
- 1681
- 1700
Providing country
- Italy