string-gnomon sundial
Date1850
Inventory Number7212
ClassificationSundial
Subject
Cultural Region
Dimensions5.5 × 9.8 × 7.2 cm (2 3/16 × 3 7/8 × 2 13/16 in.)
Material
DescriptionHorizontal dial and compass on a marble slab . A brass support for the string gnomon and plummet fold against the base for storage. The gnomon is designed for a latitude of approximately 45°. The chapter ring is marked 5 to 12-1 to 7 with 30 minute subdivisions. The compass rose has four marks for points with no subdivisions..,irregular hexagon
Object Name :Horizontal Dial with Compass and fixed string gnomon and plummet
Object Name :Horizontal Dial with Compass and fixed string gnomon and plummet
Curatorial RemarksAppraisal by Brieux, 9/24/84: $100
FunctionTime finding at one latitude after orienting the gnomon to point toward true North.
ProvenanceJoseph Drecker, Aachen, Germany, before 1928 (no. 150); Frederik Casparus Wieder, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 1928; David P. Wheatland, Topsfield, MA, 1959; gift to CHSI, c. 1987.
Pierre Le Maire II
Date: circa 1745
Accessories: plum bob; case
Object number: 7870
Japanese
Date: 1900
Accessories: Built into wooden case with seperate cover.
Object number: 7866
