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SACHM88/563

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Description

ObjectFormType: 

  • Barometer plates

ObjectMaterialType: 

  • Brass

ObjectTechniqueType: 

  • Barometer plates

Colours: 

  • Brass

DistinguishingFeatures: 

Two small rectangular brass plates, each plate with a hole at the top and bottom.

Inscriptions: 

One plate is inscribed WINTER OBSERVATIE (for observation of the winter climate in Cape Town) and the other SOMER OBSERVATIE (for observation of the summer climate in Cape Town). The summer observation plate is inscribed with the date 1785 and the winter observation plate is inscribed RJ Gordon, for Robert Jacob Gordon.
TypeValueUnit
123.00
80.00

DimensionComment: 

Two small rectangular plates of similar size.
History

ObjectAge: 

239 years 8 months ago

AgeComment: 

Colonial period/2nd half 18th century

MakerComment: 

Unknown maker

ProductionPlace: 

  • Cape of Good Hope

Provenance: 

Since 1982 on loan from the Cape Archives to the South African Cultural History Museum (SACHM). Transferred to the SACHM in 1990 as part of its permanent collection. Today forming part of the Social History Collections of Iziko Museums of South Africa.

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