horizontal sundial
Date1900
Inventory Number7194
ClassificationSundial
Subject
Maker
C. R.
Place of Origin
Dimensions0.8 × 5.5 × 5.5 cm (5/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
Material
AccessoriesNone.
DescriptionHorizontal Dial with Compass by C.R.
The horizontal dial is mounted together with a small magnetic compass in a very thin circular case with push-on lid. The gnomon for the dial is hinged to rotate into the plane of the dial for storage. The chapter ring is marked V-XII-I-VII with 15 minute subdivisions. The gnomon is designed for a latitude of approximately 49°. The compass rose is divided into 8 points marked N, NE, E, SE, S, SO, O, and NO. There is a magnetic declination mark at approximately 20° W of N.,circular
The horizontal dial is mounted together with a small magnetic compass in a very thin circular case with push-on lid. The gnomon for the dial is hinged to rotate into the plane of the dial for storage. The chapter ring is marked V-XII-I-VII with 15 minute subdivisions. The gnomon is designed for a latitude of approximately 49°. The compass rose is divided into 8 points marked N, NE, E, SE, S, SO, O, and NO. There is a magnetic declination mark at approximately 20° W of N.,circular
SignedSigned "Cadran Solaire" / "C. Depose R." printed on paper label inside cover. "C.R." also printed on paper dial face.
InscribedInstructions for use in french are printed on paper glued to the inside of the lid.
Curatorial RemarksChristie's DC830/113
FunctionTime finding at one latitude after orienting the gnomon to point toward true North.
ProvenanceHarrold E. Gillingham, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, purchased from Gertrude Hamilton (Mercator), Paris, 1925. David P. Wheatland purchased from Gillingham, 1949. Donated to CHSI, c. 1985.
C. R.
Date: circa 1860
Accessories: Brown cardboard box and instruction pamphlet in French and English.
Object number: 7874
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
English
Date: circa 1935
Accessories: Blue cardboard box with instructions printed on a circular paper glued to the interior of the lower half. There is also a slip-in brown leather case.
Object number: 7224
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