Butterfield-type sundial
Date1675-1685
Inventory Number7012
ClassificationSundial
Subject
Maker
Michael Butterfield
1635 - 1724
Maker
Pierre Sevin
fl. 1662 - 1685
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensionsgnomon as found: 3.6 × 5.9 × 7.9 cm (1 7/16 × 2 5/16 × 3 1/8 in.)
closed: 1.3 × 5.9 × 7.9 cm (1/2 × 2 5/16 × 3 1/8 in.)
closed: 1.3 × 5.9 × 7.9 cm (1/2 × 2 5/16 × 3 1/8 in.)
Material
DescriptionSilver oval dial plate with compass at one end. Three hour scales for latitudes 42, 45, and 49 degrees are numbered in Arabic, Arabic and Roman numbers. Bird gnomon for latitudes 40 to 55.
Wind rose with fleur-de-lys pointing North. "N, E, S, O" mark cardinal points. French initials mark intermediate points down to 16 points with lines down to 32 points. The magentic declination is adjustable and set to approximately 30 degrees West .
The reverse side of the dial plate is engraved with the names and latitudes (in degrees) of 21 European towns with decorative engraving on the back of the compass bowl.,oval,
Two signatures, 40-55 degree gnomon adjustment, two degree compass divisions, and adjustable magnetic declination are all unusual.
Wind rose with fleur-de-lys pointing North. "N, E, S, O" mark cardinal points. French initials mark intermediate points down to 16 points with lines down to 32 points. The magentic declination is adjustable and set to approximately 30 degrees West .
The reverse side of the dial plate is engraved with the names and latitudes (in degrees) of 21 European towns with decorative engraving on the back of the compass bowl.,oval,
Two signatures, 40-55 degree gnomon adjustment, two degree compass divisions, and adjustable magnetic declination are all unusual.
Signedon top: Butterfield AParis
on underside: Pierre Ceuin A Paris
Functiontime-finding : 40-55 degrees
ProvenanceDavid Wheatland purchased from Timothy Trace, Peekskill, New York, May 20, 1960. Donated to CHSI 1985.
Michael Butterfield
Date: 1684-1687
Accessories: case
Object number: HO81Z-7
Michael Butterfield
Date: 1680-1681
Accessories: case
Object number: 7011
Michael Butterfield
Date: 1684-1687
Accessories: case
Object number: 7472
Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas Delure
Date: 1695-1736
Accessories: case
Object number: HO81Z-4
