Objects Collection (page 6)

Diptych sundial, closed, marked with 6 Chinese characters in red ink declaring 'Sun Moon Combo Dial'
MMM5474453 Diptych sundial, closed, marked with 6 Chinese characters in red ink declaring 'Sun Moon Combo Dial', c.1850-1900 (wood); National Maritime Museum, London

Cylindrical sundial for latitude 44 degrees. Wooden and metal instrument, c.1835-1870 (wood and metal)
MMM5474446 Cylindrical sundial for latitude 44 degrees. Wooden and metal instrument, c.1835-1870 (wood and metal); National Maritime Museum, London

Portable horizontal sundial for latitude 48 degrees with magnetic compass. Silver instrument, 17th century (silver)
MMM5474442 Portable horizontal sundial for latitude 48 degrees with magnetic compass. Silver instrument, 17th century (silver); National Maritime Museum, London

Diptych sundial, open, for latitude 49 degrees, with magnetic compass. Wooden instrument, 18th century (wood)
MMM5474432 Diptych sundial, open, for latitude 49 degrees, with magnetic compass. Wooden instrument, 18th century (wood); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Diptych sundial, open)

Dieppe (France) compass for lifting the magnetic azimuth, seen from above. Ivory instrument, c.1660 (ivory)
MMM5474076 Dieppe (France) compass for lifting the magnetic azimuth, seen from above. Ivory instrument, c.1660 (ivory); National Maritime Museum, London

Compass - Dieppe (France) magnetic azimuth compass, open, for latitude 50 degrees. Ivory instrument, c.1660 (ivory)
MMM5474061 Compass - Dieppe (France) magnetic azimuth compass, open, for latitude 50 degrees. Ivory instrument, c.1660 (ivory); National Maritime Museum, London

Rock crystal and gold reliquary, 15th century. Directed by Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652-1725). Firenze, San Lorenzo
BEN5474845 Rock crystal and gold reliquary, 15th century. Directed by Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652-1725). Firenze, San Lorenzo by Foggini

Red jasper vase, 13th-14th century. Florence, Palazzo Pitti, Museo degli Argenti. 567
BEN5474826 Red jasper vase, 13th-14th century. Florence, Palazzo Pitti, Museo degli Argenti. 567; Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Sardonyx vase. 3rd-4th century. Florence, Palazzo Pitti, Museo degli Argenti. 566
BEN5474825 Sardonyx vase. 3rd-4th century. Florence, Palazzo Pitti, Museo degli Argenti. 566; Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Horizontal sundial, open, with an allegorical representation of justice (IUSTITIA) and mirror, c.1575 (silver)
MMM5474534 Horizontal sundial, open, with an allegorical representation of justice (IUSTITIA) and mirror, c.1575 (silver, leather and paper); National Maritime Museum, London

Diptych sundial (closed) for Latitude 48. Ivory instrument 1619, by Lienhart Miller (?), 1619 (ivory)
MMM5473341 Diptych sundial (closed) for Latitude 48. Ivory instrument 1619, by Lienhart Miller (?), 1619 (ivory); National Maritime Museum, London

Sundial, with a rotating disk with a lunar motion scale, in Chinese characters. Wooden instrument, c.1850-1900 (wood)
MMM5473321 Sundial, with a rotating disk with a lunar motion scale, in Chinese characters. Wooden instrument, c.1850-1900 (wood); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Sundial)

Diptych sundial (closed) for Latitude 49. Ivory instrument, first half of the 18th century (ivory)
MMM5473296 Diptych sundial (closed) for Latitude 49. Ivory instrument, first half of the 18th century (ivory); National Maritime Museum, London

Islamic solar quadrant, engraved on both sides, and can be used for astronomical calculations, 1870 (lacquered wood)
MMM5473273 Islamic solar quadrant, engraved on both sides, and can be used for astronomical calculations, 1870 (lacquered wood); National Maritime Museum, London

Greek ceramic with red figure: Apulian bell-shaped crater. Detail of the characters in front
BEN5473647 Greek ceramic with red figure: Apulian bell-shaped crater. Detail of the characters in front. Made by the painter from Dijon. Bari, Archeologico

Plate commemorating the coronation of King George V (1865-1936), 1911 (porcelain)
MMM5471577 Plate commemorating the coronation of King George V (1865-1936), 1911 (porcelain); National Maritime Museum, London

Plate decorated with a color reproduction based on the painting by George Chamber (1803-1840), c.1739 (porcelain)
MMM5471524 Plate decorated with a color reproduction based on the painting by George Chamber (1803-1840), c.1739 (porcelain) by Chambers, George the Elder (1803-40); National Maritime Museum, London

Plate decorated with a color reproduction of HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), c.1985 (porcelain)
MMM5471494 Plate decorated with a color reproduction of HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), c.1985 (porcelain) by Turner

Bust of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), c.1800-05 (enamelled pottery)
MMM5471480 Bust of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), c.1800-05 (enamelled pottery); National Maritime Museum, London

Saucer and tea cup, c.1806 (pottery)
MMM5471401 Saucer and tea cup, c.1806 (pottery); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Saucer of a tea cup, decorated in various patterns around a ribbon bearing the inscription)

Sprinkle in the form of a double portrait of Admiral George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792), Pottery, c.1782 (pottery)
MMM5471362 Sprinkle in the form of a double portrait of Admiral George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792), Pottery, c.1782 (pottery); National Maritime Museum, London

Astrolabe, detail of a plate with a projection of Rojas, 1702 (object)
MMM5471330 Astrolabe, detail of a plate with a projection of Rojas, 1702 (object) by Bion, Nicolas (1652-1733); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Astrolabe)

Detail of the signature of an astrolabe made by Abd al A' Imma, c.1715-16 (bronze)
MMM5471301 Detail of the signature of an astrolabe made by Abd al A' Imma, c.1715-16 (bronze); National Maritime Museum, London

Pocket watch, in polychrome enamel and gold, c.1810 (polychrome enamel and gold)
MMM5470491 Pocket watch, in polychrome enamel and gold, c.1810 (polychrome enamel and gold); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Pocket watch, in polychrome enamel and gold)

'Pocket watch, with chain and lid, given to the HMY crew master 'Victoria and Albert' by the Russian Tsar
MMM5470475 'Pocket watch, with chain and lid, given to the HMY crew master 'Victoria and Albert' by the Russian Tsar, c.1900 (silver); National Maritime Museum, London

Detail of an astrolabe: the signature engraved on one of the circles: Michael D, c.1555 (brass)
MMM5470400 Detail of an astrolabe: the signature engraved on one of the circles: Michael D, c.1555 (brass); National Maritime Museum, London

Detail of the interior of an astronomical compendium for latitude 52 degrees, 1560 (brass)
MMM5470159 Detail of the interior of an astronomical compendium for latitude 52 degrees, 1560 (brass) by Schissler, Christoph (c.1531-1608); National Maritime Museum, London

Royal Geographical Society Prize Medal, 1835, awarded to Captain George Back (1796-1878), 1835 (gold)
MMM5477676 Royal Geographical Society Prize Medal, 1835, awarded to Captain George Back (1796-1878), 1835 (gold) by Wyon, William (1795-1851); National Maritime Museum, London

Biblia Latina (Gutenberg Bible), 1455 (handwritten)
7415645 Biblia Latina (Gutenberg Bible), 1455 (handwritten); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Biblia Latina (Gutenberg Bible)

Coin, 1/2 Tanka, Sultan Mahmud Begada, Mahmud Shah, Sultan of the Gujarat Sultanate, Gujarat, India, 1458-1511 (silver)
7381578 Coin, 1/2 Tanka, Sultan Mahmud Begada, Mahmud Shah, Sultan of the Gujarat Sultanate, Gujarat, India, 1458-1511 (silver); © Dilip Rajgor/Dinodia Photo.

Hours for the use of Besancon, around 1420-1430 (manuscript)
7415650 Hours for the use of Besancon, around 1420-1430 (manuscript); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Hours for use in Besancon Manuscript France)

Exercitium super Pater Noster, around 1450 (handwritten)
7415647 Exercitium super Pater Noster, around 1450 (handwritten); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Exercitium Super Pater Noster Southern Netherlands)

Mankani copper plate, Sankheda Taluk, Baroda District, Gujarat, India, 595 AD (copper)
7381574 Mankani copper plate, Sankheda Taluk, Baroda District, Gujarat, India, 595 AD (copper); © Dilip Rajgor/Dinodia Photo.

Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Rear end. Detail
7142448 Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Rear end. Detail.; (add.info.: Tresor de la cathedrale, Tournai, Hainaut)

Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Rear end. Detail
7142445 Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Rear end. Detail.; (add.info.: Tresor de la cathedrale, Tournai, Hainaut)

The Great Bed, c.1585 (embriodery)
7141207 The Great Bed, c.1585 (embriodery); Parham House, West Sussex, UK; (add.info.: The interior of the bed dates from c.1585)

Detail from the Great Bed backcloth, c.1585 (embroidery)
7141203 Detail from the Great Bed backcloth, c.1585 (embroidery); Parham House, West Sussex, UK; (add.info.: The figure on the backcloth is reputed to resember the painting of Marie de Medici by)

The National Gallery. The Annunciation is the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. 16th century
7141105 The National Gallery. The Annunciation is the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. 16th century. Ljubljana. Slovenia.; © Pascal Deloche/Godong.

Batalha Monastery. Late Gothic architecture, intermingled with the Manueline style. Western portal
7141091 Batalha Monastery. Late Gothic architecture, intermingled with the Manueline style. Western portal. St John the evangelist. Portugal.; © Pascal Deloche/Godong.

Inside view, statue of Saint Paul, 1791-1800
7242871 Inside view, statue of Saint Paul, 1791-1800; (add.info.: Parish church (Wannegem, Parochiekerk Sint-Machutus), Interior Wannegem, parochiekerk Sint-Machutus, Kruisem, Oost-Vlaanderen

Inside view, baptismal font, 1801-1810
7242863 Inside view, baptismal font, 1801-1810; (add.info.: Parish church (Wannegem, Parochiekerk Sint-Machutus), Interior Wannegem, parochiekerk Sint-Machutus, Kruisem, Oost-Vlaanderen

Baptismal font, 12th century
7242797 Baptismal font, 12th century; Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium; (add.info.: Parish church (Blaugies, eglise Saint-Aubin), Interior Baptismal font, 12th century Blaugies, eglise Saint-Aubin, Dour

Interior, calvary sculpture group with painted wooden Jesus statue on cross
7242733 Interior, calvary sculpture group with painted wooden Jesus statue on cross, 19th century with plaster Statue of John and Mary, detail bust of the Statue of John; Brakel, East Flanders

Inside view, the northern side altar, detail, statue of a Madonna and Child on crescent moon, detail, ca 1750
7241973 Inside view, the northern side altar, detail, statue of a Madonna and Child on crescent moon, detail, ca 1750; Brakel, East Flanders

Interior, chapel of 1837, statue Virgin and child, comes from the top of the organ, Pierre le Sieurre ()
7242654 Interior, chapel of 1837, statue Virgin and child, comes from the top of the organ, Pierre le Sieurre (?), 16th century ()

Interior, chapel of 1837, statue Virgin and child, comes from the top of the organ, Pierre le Sieurre ()
7242651 Interior, chapel of 1837, statue Virgin and child, comes from the top of the organ, Pierre le Sieurre (?), 16th century ()

Inside, the tomb (cenotaph, recumbent) of Saint-Omer, 13th century
7242600 Inside, the tomb (cenotaph, recumbent) of Saint-Omer, 13th century; Basilique Notre Dame, Saint-Omer, France; (add.info.: Cathedral (Cathedrale Notre-Dame)

Bas-relief, Votive painting by Colars d'Avesnes, Jacques d'Avesnes and Catherine de Crespelaines, 1404-1410
7242374 Bas-relief, Votive painting by Colars d'Avesnes, Jacques d'Avesnes and Catherine de Crespelaines, 1404-1410; Tournai

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