Material: Copper alloy Dimensions: Diameter: 16.4cm / 6 ½in Place of Origin: Dublin, Ireland Date: Dated 1797 Maker or Retailer: Walker, Dublin Present Location: National Museum of Ireland (Collins Barracks, Dublin) Explanation: This device, known as a circumferentor, was used...
Submitted by, and copyright of, Michael Finlay. Material: See main text Dimensions: Height: 12cm / 4 ¾in Place of Origin: Unknown Date: 14th century Maker or Retailer: Unknown Present Location: Sandwich Museum Explanation: Materials (analysis by X-ray spectrometry): Copper: 84.40%...
Submitted by, and copyright of, Michael Finlay. Material: Bronze Dimensions: Height: 17.cm / 7 in high, Internal diameter: 36.5cm / 14.25in Place of Origin: UK, precise origin uncertain Date: Dated 1662 Maker or Retailer: Unknown Present Location: Private collection Explanation:...
Submitted by, and copyright of, Michael Finlay. Material: Copper, brass Dimensions: Various Place of Origin: Cumberland & Westmorland, England Date: 17th century Maker or Retailer: Unknown Present Location: Private collection Explanation: During the third quarter of the 17th century, after the...
Material: Iron damascened with gold and silver Dimensions: Height: 3.9cm / 1 ½in, Width: 9.4cm / 3 ¾in, Depth: 5.8cm / 2 ¼in Place of Origin: England Date: Dated 1579 Maker or Retailer: Unknown Present Location: Victoria and Albert Museum,...
Material: Electroformed copper, gold, enamel Dimensions: Height: 24.3cm / 9 ⅝in, Bowl diameter: 16cm / 6 ¼in Place of Origin: Birmingham, England Date: About 1873 Maker or Retailer: Designed by A. A. Willms and made by Elkington & Company...
Material: Copper gilt with copper-sulphate patina, iron pyrites Dimensions: Height: 7cm / 2 ¾in, Diameter: 7.6cm / 3in Place of Origin: Herrengrund, Hungary (now Spania Dolina, Slovakia) Date: About 1700 Maker or Retailer: Unknown Present Location: Victoria and Albert Museum,...
Submitted by, and copyright of, Michael Finlay. Material: Brass Dimensions: Length: 14.5cm / 5 ¾in; the case length: 15.25cm / 6in Place of Origin: Cork, Ireland Date: 1765 Maker or Retailer: Robert Welsh Present Location: Private collection Explanation: This Irish...
