Portable barometer
Object type: Portable barometer
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British, London
Artist: Daniel Quare
Artist bio: British, 1647/49–1724
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: British
Date: ca. 1695
Medium: Ivory, gilt bronze; mercury
Dimensions: Overall: 38 × 8 1/2 × 7 in. (96.5 × 21.6 × 17.8 cm)
Classification: Scientific Instruments-Barometers and Thermometers
Credit line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession year: 1964