Compass
Artist/Maker Robert Merril & Sons
Title

Compass

DateCirca 1840
Mediumcloth, metal, glass
Dimensions4 3/4 × 7 in. (12.1 × 17.8 cm)
Object number00.126.3
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionBlack and white dry compass card is printed on fabric with a fleur-de-lys North directional. The compass is graduated in geographic headings, non-ferrous bowl and a gimbal ring. Compass card is translucent and the headings can be read through the glass on the bottom of the bowl.ProvenanceCompass card is translucent and the headings can be read through the glass on the bottom of the bowl.
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