horizontal sundial
Date1750
Inventory Number7873
ClassificationSundial
Subject
Maker
American
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Maker
English
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Place of Origin
Dimensions11.7 x 4.6 x 11.7 x 11.7 cm (0.9 kg, 4 5/8 x 1 13/16 x 4 5/8 x 4 5/8 in.)
Material
AccessoriesNone.
DescriptionThe horizontal dial is a casting with four mounting holes. The chapter ring is calibrated from V -XII-I-VII with 1/4 hour subdivisions. The gnomon is fixed at an angle of 42°.,circular
previous objects name: Horizontal dial for mounting on a pedestal or window sill
previous objects name: Horizontal dial for mounting on a pedestal or window sill
Curatorial RemarksErnst described this dial as English c. 1500, lead, however its style is consistent with New England window dials of the mid to late 18th century.
FunctionTime finding at a latitide of 42° from a fixed mounting , properly oreiented with the gnomon pointing to true North.
ProvenanceHarold Clarence Ernst, MD, Boston, c. 1900-1922 (no. 72); Mrs. Ellen L. Ernst (his widow), Jamaica Plain, MA, 1922; on loan to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1923-1938; gift to Harvard College Observatory, 1938; transfer to CHSI, 1964.
C. R.
Date: circa 1860
Accessories: Brown cardboard box and instruction pamphlet in French and English.
Object number: 7874
Italian
Date: date 1627
Accessories: Housed in a wooden case with loose cover.
Object number: 7191
Charles Bloud
Date: circa 1660
Accessories: On 6/22/98 an envelope with a piece to this dial was found in 1V-2b. However, nothing was found inside the envelope. JR
Object number: 7514
Pauli Contarini
Date: date 1840
Accessories: None.
Object number: 7309
David Beringer
Date: 1777-1821
Accessories: None
Object number: 7431
