Early (1600-1700s) Carved Navigational Sextant Component with Angles and Monogram dutch linen and staining

and staining

but is impossible to read now

seems like wise words to me (I love the phrase "train up"--and applicable to the raising of beloved pets

6 3/4" tall x 2 3/8" wide x 5 3/8" long

What I especially like about this "scale of values"

Early (1600-1700s) Carved Navigational Sextant Component with Angles and Monogram dutch linen and stainingI really love measuring tools of all sorts, and know there are a few of you out there who do, too and this is such an old one, I could not resist. I am quite sure it is a piece of a navigational instrument, and believe part of a sextant, used to measure the angle between an astronomical object and the horizon for the purposes of celestial navigation. (A moveable arm, probably made of brass, would have attached to the corner from the back.) Really rare