M0017347EA: Ivory diptych dial / M0017348: Wooden diptych dial / M0017349EA: Ivory diptych dial

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Diptych dial, ivory, 17th century (?)

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Diptych dial, wood.

Photograph of three diptych dials. One is made of ivory and is possibly from 17th century Nuremburg. The magnetic needle and string gnomon is missing. It was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Musuem at an unknown point and accessioned in 1917 (accession number R9292). One is made of wood and has a horizontal dial only. It was acquired by the Musuem at an unknown point and accessioned in 1916 (accession number R5166). The other is made of ivory and has a horizontal dial only. It was purchased at auction by the Musuem in 1923 and accessioned in 1923 (accession number R14981). None of the instruments are held by Wellcome Collection. Related images: M0017347EB, M0017349EB

April 1959

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers which provide entries for the items: R9292, R5166 and R15223

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.