horizontal sundial
Date1700
Inventory Number7189
ClassificationSundial
Subject
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
DimensionsOverall: 2.6 lb., 1.3 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm (1.2 kg, 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.)
Overall - Storage: 12.5 x 13 x 3.7 cm (4 15/16 x 5 1/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Overall - Storage: 12.5 x 13 x 3.7 cm (4 15/16 x 5 1/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Material
AccessoriesLeather covered rectangular case with dial plate and gnomon detached from compass when stored.
DescriptionHorizontal Dial with Compass with brown leather case
The horizontal dial and magnetic compass are seperate, each mounted on a square brass plate. The gnomon for the dial is also seperate and mounts on the dial with four brass pins. The chapter ring is marked 4-12-1-8 with linear interpolation to 1 minute increments. The gnomon is designed for a latitude of 52°. The compass rose is divided into 16 points marked Nort, N.N.O., N.O., O.N.O., Ost, O.S.O., S.O., S.S.O., Sud, S.S.W., S.W., W.S.W., West, W.N.W., N.W., and N.N.W. A 360° scale (offset to true North) in 1° increments is also provided. There is a magnetic declination mark at 19° W of N.,square,The provision for linear interpolation of the chapter ring to 1 minute intervals is very unusual.
The horizontal dial and magnetic compass are seperate, each mounted on a square brass plate. The gnomon for the dial is also seperate and mounts on the dial with four brass pins. The chapter ring is marked 4-12-1-8 with linear interpolation to 1 minute increments. The gnomon is designed for a latitude of 52°. The compass rose is divided into 16 points marked Nort, N.N.O., N.O., O.N.O., Ost, O.S.O., S.O., S.S.O., Sud, S.S.W., S.W., W.S.W., West, W.N.W., N.W., and N.N.W. A 360° scale (offset to true North) in 1° increments is also provided. There is a magnetic declination mark at 19° W of N.,square,The provision for linear interpolation of the chapter ring to 1 minute intervals is very unusual.
Curatorial RemarksChristie's DC830/112
FunctionTime finding at one latitude after orienting the gnomon to point toward true North.
ProvenanceJoseph Drecker, Aachen, Germany, before 1928 (no. 80); Frederik Casparus Wieder, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 1928; D. P. Wheatland, Topsfield, MA, 1959; gift to CHSI, ca. 1987.
Swedish
Date: 1800
Accessories: ivory case with engine-turned engraving on top of cover
Object number: HO81Z-6
Outdoor Supply Company, Inc.
Date: circa 1950
Accessories: Original cardboard box in fine condition with instructions. Box marked "BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA" and wih sales sticker from F.A.O. Schwarz, New York, N. Y.
Object number: 7202
Date: circa 1921
Accessories: Original cardboard box (damaged) and instructions (copyright 1921).
Object number: 7913
Jacobus Lusberg
Date: date 1688
Accessories: Oval green sharkskin fitted case and seperate plummet.
Object number: 7068
Pierre Le Maire II
Date: 1730-1760
Accessories: Shagreen fitted case with green velvet lining , exterior decorated with nails.
Object number: 7065