Scaphe dial for latitude 42° North, in the form of a painted wooden dish with a lid. Both the dish and lid are lathe-turned. The dial has a turquoise background, painted gold stars and the hour-lines are engraved in gold for 11-23 (Italian hours). A brass compass is set on the meridian line with a line marking the magnetic variation at 8° West of North. The needle is blued, in the form of an arrow and surmounted by a brass pyramidal pivot with a glass plate over all. A vertical brass pin gnomon is also set on the meridian line.

The lid has a turquoise background with gold patterns and there is a section missing from its wall. A coat of arms is set within a circle, featuring swans and a crest. This is the only single-latitude European scaphe dial in the collection. The coat of arms painted in the lid is doubtless that of the first owner.

For more information regarding this dial please refer to the OUP & NMM catalogue, 'Sundials at Greenwich'.