Folding hinged portable barometer thermometer, French, Circa 1753. With painted florals on the exterior. Barometre Portatif – Portable barometer Thermomètre de Réaumur par Carcani constructeur de instruments de physique de son altesse Sérénissime Monseigneur le Prince de Condé. Grand rue du Faubourg St Antoine à côté de la fontaine Charonne. (Thermometer by Carcanï, maker of scientific instruments for His Serene Highness, Monseigneur le Prince de Condé, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, next to the Charonne fountain.) height: 38 in. 96.5 cm., width: 4 in. 10 cm., depth: 3/4 in. 2 cm. “Vers a soie” silkworms Chambre de Malade: sickroom Serres (greenhouses) Tempéré: mild weather Oranger: orange tree. Which were often grown indoors in residences in greenhouse like rooms called Orangeries. Glace – freezing Notations of historic low temperatures for Paris 1785 1786 1767 1768 1783 1776 1778 . . . . . . . . #frenchantiques #vintagethermometer #vintagebarometer #reamur #réamur #themomètre #antiqueweather #vintageweather #antiquethermometer #paintedfurniture #decor #interiordesign #curiosities #historicalcuriosities #sf #sanfrancisco #princedecondé #tempéré (at Garden Court Antiques) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPn-e9mNafT/?utm_medium=tumblr
