Barometer with thermometer. France, first half of the 19th centur...
Barometer with thermometer.
France, first half of the 19th century | Wood, gold mount. Glass. Paper. Mercury. Inscribed on the dial "Selon Toricelli," a reference to the inventor of the barometer: Evangelista Toricelli (1643/44).
Damaged. H. 88 cm.
Octagonal wooden case with a round, hand-painted paper scale. Above it is a lyre-shaped finial with a central thermometer.
Barometer with thermometer.
France, first half of the 19th century | Wood, gold mount. Glass. Paper. Mercury. Inscribed on the dial "Selon Toricelli," a reference to the inventor of the barometer: Evangelista Toricelli (1643/44).
Damaged. H. 88 cm.
Octagonal wooden case with a round, hand-painted paper scale. Above it is a lyre-shaped finial with a central thermometer.
