Torricellian barometer
Unknown Artist
ca. 1700–1710
Medium
Walnut, with floral marquetry, veneered on oak; brass; glass; mercury
Dimensions
Overall: 43 × 8 × 3 3/4 in. (109.2 × 20.3 × 9.5 cm)
Classification
Scientific Instruments-Barometers and Thermometers
Culture
British, probably London
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession Number
64.101.880