Chinese globe sundial
Date1750
Inventory Number7395
ClassificationSundial
Subject
Maker
Chinese
Cultural Region
Dimensions17.2 × 10.9 × 14.1 cm (6 3/4 × 4 5/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
blue board box: 15.6 × 18.1 × 13.7 cm (6 1/8 × 7 1/8 × 5 3/8 in.)
blue board box: 15.6 × 18.1 × 13.7 cm (6 1/8 × 7 1/8 × 5 3/8 in.)
DescriptionGlobe dial, Chinese in German style.
Wheatland card says Japanese, more likely 19th century in older style.
Wheatland card says Japanese, more likely 19th century in older style.
Curatorial RemarksUnusual style. Free standing on flat surface with leveling screws and pendulum level. Compass needle is of 18th century European style. Compass cover glass is low grade and appears to be original. Latitude is about 31° (Shanghai is 31° 15', Tokyo is 35° 40').
ProvenanceHarrold E. Gillingham, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, purchased in Philadelphia, 1927. David P. Wheatland purchased from Gillingham, 1949. Donated to CHSI 1985.
Chinese
Date: 1850
Accessories: wooden box (cover is missing?).
Object number: 7328
Chinese
Date: 1850
Accessories: Fitted brown horn? case with hinged lid
Object number: 7584
Chinese
Date: 1900
Accessories: None. Gnomon missing.
Object number: 7591
Chinese
Date: 1850-1900
Accessories: Partial cardboard box and letter from S. J. Shen dated January 13, 1916
Object number: 7856
Japanese
Date: circa 1860
Accessories: Ojime on cord attached to dial assembly.
Object number: 7963