Celestial Globe
Artist
Robert Morden
British, circa 1650–1703
Datecirca 1690–1700
MediumPaper gores over papier-mâché, wooden stand, and bronze meridian ring
DimensionsH. 14 1/2 x W. 13 x Diam. 9 in. (36.8 x 33.0 x 22.9 cm.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Seventeenth-Century Room Fund, Elizabeth Borden, The Winston-Salem Foundation, The Camp-Younts Foundation, The John and Mary Camp Foundation, and various donors, by exchange
Object number2004.3
On View
On viewProvenancePrivate collection; Trevor Philip & Sons, Ltd., London; sold to NCMA 2004.
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