Identity area
Reference code
TEN/A/02/00386
Title
Thomas Osborne, Birmingham: 12 o'clock moon dial, 1785–90 / Clockmaker: Archibald Coates, Wigan, 1767–97
Date(s)
- 1982 Jun (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 framed 35mm colour slide
Context area
Name of creator
(1927–2018)
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Main dial: blue/grey, roses in corners, gesso ovals set widthways, flat gold scrolling in corners, two long-necked birds in centre, roses with some blue petals. Hemispheres: curious maps, North America, ecliptic below equator.
Conditions of access and use area
Generated finding aid
Allied materials area
Related units of description
Slides 386 and 388 show the same dial.
Description control area
Archivist's note
Originally located in Drawer 4, section "Osborne 12 o'clock moons".