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Patinated Bronze Figural Thermometer of a Medieval Youth and His Hound

About the Item

Antique patinated bronze figural thermometer of a medieval youth and his hound. Probably English this is an unusual desk thermometer with a hunting theme. Set on an oval base the standing figure of a hunter looks into the middle distance for his quarry. He is dressed in medieval clothes and wears a cap on his head with a feather in it and holds a hunting horn in his right hand. By his feet stands his lurcher hunting hound sniffing for scent. Behind them is a fine baluster balistrade and to their right is an obelisk topped with an ornamental ball. Inset into the obelisk is a silvered bronze thermometer scale for centigrade and farenheit with a alcohol thermometer. English, late 19th century.

Dimensions:

Height: 7 in (17.78 cm)Width: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)Depth: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)

Materials and Techniques:

Bronze,Patinated

Place of Origin:

England

Period:

1880-1889

Date of Manufacture:

1880

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.