Portable Diptych with Compass, Sundial, and Perpetual Calendar
1660/80
Ivory, brass, glass, etching on ivory laid paper used for compass rose
8.9 × 1.6 cm (3.5 × 0.6 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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