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On View In:
Gallery 337
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Artist:
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Gugerd and Belottil
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Title:
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Barometer
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Date:
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c. 1800
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Medium:
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Mahogany with satinwood and ebony inlay, metal works, and glass
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Dimensions:
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37 x 11 in. (93.98 x 27.94 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of James. F. and Louise H. Bell in memory of James S. and Sallie M. Bell
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Location:
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Gallery 337
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Gugerd and Belottil
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Role:
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Maker
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Inscription on dial: [Gugerd and Belottil, #15 Union Court, Holborn Hill, London]
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Classification:
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Science and Technology
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Physical Description:
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banjo-shaped, mahogany inlaid with satinwood and ebony rosettes top and bottom. oval medalions containing shells inlaid above dial on either side of bulb; hairline satinwood and ebony inlay around entire edge; broken pediment top; name on dial 'Gugerd & Belottil, #5 Union Court, Holborn Hill, London; glass from front of bulb area replaced; old glass stored in D11.4 MS
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Creation Place:
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Europe, England, , , London
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Accession #:
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31.27
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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