A miniature Diptych dial for 49° North. It consists of two leaves that fold flat when not in use. Leaf 1 exterior is blank except for a double-lined border. Leaf 1 interior contains the vertical dial with hour-lines radiating from a double circle. Within the circle are five trefoil motifs and a snowflake motif. The leaf has a double-lined border. Leaf 2 interior features the compass with the hours for the horizontal dial set around it. The string gnomon is broken.
The compass has the cardinal points marked in Latin and is offset 20° West of North to allow for magnetic variation. There is a fleur-de-lys on the right-hand side of the compass and a makers mark – a hand which appears on the left-hand side of the compass. At the bottom of the leaf are three trefoil motifs and a double-lined border. A brass pin for keeping the leaves aligned when closed is on the bottom right. Leaf 2 exterior is blank. The leaves have a brass hook fastener and a single brass hook for holding the dial open.
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