Gift from Miss Cecil A. Keeler.
Catalogue
- Year
- 1824
- Medium
- Gold and brilliants
- Dimensions
- 8.4 × 4.3 cm (3 5/16 × 1 11/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- John Harrison
Artist
John Harrison
Design
John Harrison was an English carpenter and clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought-after device for solving the problem of how to calculate longitude while at sea.
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- John Harrison
- Year
- 1824
- Medium
- Gold and brilliants
- Dimensions
- 8.4 × 4.3 cm (3 5/16 × 1 11/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1824-585346
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified