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Chercheur d'étoiles
Chercheur d'étoiles

Nocturnal

Chercheur d'étoiles
Inscriptionsmanche: For both Bears
Date 1700-1750
Medium / Technique Wood; metal: brass
DimensionsLength: 25.6 cm (10 1/16 in.) Thickness: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.) Diameter: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.)
ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Surveying & Navigational T&E - Navigational Equipment
Origin England, Europe
Object Number1979.27.1
DivisionMaterial Culture - Objects of Science and Technology
CollectionStewart
CreditPurchase
Status
Not on view

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