15.2019111 Solar-System Planetarium (non-geared)

  1. catalogue number: 15.2019111;
  2. name of artifact: Solar-system planetarium (non-geared);
  3. date of production: 2008;
  4. materials of manufacture: copper alloy, steel, paint, wood;
  5. maker: Réal Manseau, Drummondville QC (has label which reads “ATELIER/Réal Manseau/Drummondville”);
  6. provenance: purchased from Réal Manseau;
  7. condition: excellent condition;
  8. notes:
    1. patterned after 19th and early 20th century examples;
    2. extends to the Kuiper belt, with the inclusion of the dwarf planet 134340 Pluto;
  9. comparanda: Greenwich, National Maritime Museum, ZBA4664, "Orrery", by William Jones, 1798-1830; Washington DC, Smithsonian National Museum of American History, 1980.0318.04, “Orrery”, unsigned, 1846-1930;
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Type: 
Orrery
Description: 
Solar-System Planetarium
Exhibit Number: 
0015.2019111
Exhibit Name: 
Solar-System Planetarium
Production Circa: 
Production Year: 
2008
Exhibit Thumbnail: 
Solar-System Planetarium