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Pair of terrestrial and celestial globes, each in full meridian surmounted by an hour pointer, the horizon band with engraved paper calendar and zodiac, raised on turned mahogany stand with four legs joined by an X-form stretcher.

This pair of globes is by Josiah Loring, who was joined by Gilman Joslin in the late 1830s to become one of the greatest and most prolific American globe makers ever (see our Guide to Globe Makers).

The terrestrial globe has a mellow golden color and is of particular interest for showing Texas as a Republic (after declaring independence from Mexico in 1836, but before statehood in 1845). The celestial globe likewise is rich in color, showing the classically inspired constellations.

References:

Dekker, Elly and van der Krogt, Peter. Globes from the Western World. London: Zwemmer, 1993.  pp. 126, 140, 176.

How to Use a Globe, Joslin’s Terrestrial and Celestial Globes/ Joslin’s Hand-book to the Terrestrial and Celestial Globes.  Gilman Joslin & Son, Manufacturers and Dealers, 5 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts:  [n.d., but c. 1890], pp. 3-4.

Warner, Deborah Jean. “The Geography of Heaven and Earth,” Rittenhouse Journal of the American Scientific Instrument Enterprise, Vol. 2, No. 3. 1987. pp. 100-103.

Yonge, Ena L. A Catalogue of Early Globes, Library Series No. 6. American Geographical Society: 1968. pp. 37-38.