M0017331: Brass equinoctial ring-dial, late 17th century

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Equinoctial ring-dial

Photograph of a brass equinoctial ring-dial signed "Cary, London" in a hanging position. Undated, probably late 17th century. It was purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and accessioned in 1919 (accession number R10903). It is not held by Wellcome Collection. Related images: M0017332, M0017333

April 1959

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides an entry for the item: R10903

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.