Portable Equatorial

Jacob Emanuel Laminit, German, 1719–17601748

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Scrolled square frame with animal allegories of the Four Continents: camel, horse, lion and monkey; hinged quadrant, hour circle with gnomon and pendulum; in center, recessed circular box with compass needle, the face engraved with mermaid and triton; set on three adjustable legs.

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Title: Portable Equatorial
Creator: Jacob Emanuel Laminit, German, 1719–1760
Date Created: 1748
Location Created: Augsburg, Germany
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Gilt and engraved brass, cut and blued steel, glass
Credit line: Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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