Accession No

1756

Brief Description

analemmatic dial, 1754

Origin

Maker

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1754

Latest Date

1754

Inscription Date

1754

Material

metal (brass)

Dimensions

length 118mm; breadth 92mm; thickness 37mm

Special Collection

Holden-White collection

Provenance

On loan from The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge. Donated by Charles Holden-White to the Fitzwilliam Museum. C. Holden-White collection, no. 1935-110.

Inscription

‘1754’ (beneath date scale)

Description Notes

Brass plate on 4 turned feet. Horizontal direction dial divided V - XII, I - VII, numbered by I, subdivided to 30 minutes. Folding gnomon for 42˚ N. Horizontal azimuth dial with hour scale divided 4 - 12, 1 - 8, numbered by 1, subdivided to 15 minutes. Folding vertical pin gnomon, moving over date scale divided to initialled month, subdivided to 10 days.

Condition: fair (gnomon attachment broken; 25-1-2000).

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