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Object Name |
Binnacle |
Catalog Number |
2015.008.00002 |
Description |
Binnacle / compass: dry card compass, with a 4 1/25" diameter brass bowl in a gimbal ring mounted in a wood box. The card has a fancy fleur-de-lis at the north point over an ornate circular design. It is signed at the bottom of the "pointer" and around the center * ROBERT MERRILL * NEW YORK *. The card is divided into eight Cardinal Points, each of 45 degrees, and then into 1/8 and 1/16th points. Each point subtends an arc of 11 1/4 degrees comprising in total 360 degrees of the compass. The wooden box is made of with dove tail sides and sliding cover (now missing). |
Dimensions |
H-6.5 W-6.5 D-4.75 inches |
Owned |
Arthur Colonna (tentative) |
Owner Regiment |
CSS Virginia (tentative) |
Made |
Robert Merrill, New York City, New York, USA |
Provenance |
Binnacle (compass) is related to Arthur Colonna, who, according to family history served aboard the CSS Virginia. Compass is from the period. Info on Colonna's service at has not been verified at this time. |
People |
Colonna, Arthur |
Search Terms |
Confederate States Navy (tentative) |
Subjects |
Compasses Navagation Navies |