Accession No

1716

Brief Description

string-gnomon dial, German, 18th C

Origin

Germany

Maker

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1700

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); glass; wood; cloth (silk)

Dimensions

length 55 mm; breadth 45mm; thickness 13 mm

Special Collection

Holden-White collection

Provenance

On loan from The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge. Holden-White collection.

Inscription

Description Notes

Oval brass case with hinged, cloth lined lid. Dial plate with hour scale divided IIII - XII, I - VIII, numbered by I, divided to 30 minutes, and 4 - 12, 1 - 8, numbered by 1, divided to 30 minutes. Inset compass with 4 cardinal points marked; variation shown at 20˚ E. Folding arm to support gnomon marked 40, 45, 50 for three different latitudes.

Condition: fair; incomplete (gnomon missing).

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