horizontal sundial
Datedate 1698
Inventory Number7345
ClassificationSundial
Subject
Maker
F. I. V.
Place of Origin
DimensionsOverall: 12.1 cm, 6.2 lb., 2 x 18.4 cm (4 3/4 in., 2.8 kg, 13/16 x 7 1/4 in.)
Overall - Storage: 14.1 x 21 x 4 cm (5 9/16 x 8 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Overall - Storage: 14.1 x 21 x 4 cm (5 9/16 x 8 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Material
AccessoriesLeather covered wooden case. Gnomon is separate.
DescriptionHorizontal dial on stone surface with chapter ring marked IIII to XII to I to VIII with 7 1/2 ' subdivisions. The fixed gnomon is designed for a latitude of 48° 14'.,rectangular
Horizontal Dial on a Solnhofer stone plate made for latitude 48° 14' in leather
Horizontal Dial on a Solnhofer stone plate made for latitude 48° 14' in leather
SignedSigned "Servio. F.I.V. 1698" on dial plate
Curatorial RemarksAppraisal by Brieux, 9/24/84: $8000. Zinner p. 568 lists "F.V." (without the "I") as a maker of horizontal dials of "Solnhofer Kalk" which apparently is a form of limestone chalk, perhaps like a fine ,soft cement.
FunctionTime finding at a fixed latitude after orienting the gnomon to point toward true North.
ProvenanceSir John Ritchie Findlay until his death, 1930. David Wheatland purchased from Sotheby's, London, December 4, 1961 (lot 115) through Ernst Weil. Donated to CHSI 1985.
French
Date: 1850
Accessories: Gnomon loose and seperately tagged.
Object number: 7334
Japanese
Date: circa 1910
Accessories: Circular metal case with push-on cover (which may not have any original connection with sundial). There is a colored picture of a shepherd and a flock of sheep on a paper inserted inside the lid and two loose red paper discs.
Object number: 7979
Japanese
Date: 1900
Accessories: Built into wooden case with seperate cover.
Object number: 7866
Date: 1700
Accessories: Leather covered rectangular case with dial plate and gnomon detached from compass when stored.
Object number: 7189
David Beringer
Date: 1777-1821
Accessories: None
Object number: 7431