Davis quadrant

Mediummahogany, whale ivory

Dimensions23 5/8 in. (60 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.3065

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

Description25 degree arc, 0 to 60 degrees on limb. Mahogany frame with 60 degree and 30 degree arcs of boxwood. Shadow vane, horizon vane, and sight vane missing. 60 degree arc divided 0 degree to 60 degree by 1 degree; 30 degree arc divided 0 degree to 25 degree by 1 degree by 10 minutes by 5 seconds. Diagonal by 10 minutes, whalebone inlay on horizon limb.ProvenanceAll vanes are missing. Ivory insert on one leg.

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