Accession No

1853

Brief Description

cube dial, by E. C. Stockert, German, late 18th Century

Origin

Germany

Maker

Stockert, E. C.

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1770

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

wood; paper; metal (brass)

Dimensions

height 127mm; length 87mm; breadth 91mm

Special Collection

Heywood collection

Provenance

Purchased from the Professor Harold Heywood collection under estate duty exemption benefit with the assistance of a Science Museum PRISM grant-in-aid.

Inscription

‘E.C. Stockert’
‘Mitternacht heist diese Stunde
Preiset Gottmit hellen munde.’ (North dial)
‘Eine Stund ist gleich vorbeg
Schaue was des leben Sey’ (?) (South dial)

Description Notes

Wooden dial with hand-coloured engraved paper scales and brass gnomons. Cube set on a turned wooden pillar with hinge to allow adjustment for latitude. Base missing.
Horizontal dial divided 4 - 12, 1 - 8 and V - XII, I - VII, numbered by 1 and I, subdivided to 15 minutes (subdivided to 30 minutes. Gnomon missing; 11-2-2000).
North dial divided 4 - 7, IIII - VII and 5 - 8, V - VIII, numbered by 1 and I, subdivided to 15 minutes (subdivided to 30 minutes; 11-2-2000). South dial divided 6 - 12, 1 - 6 and VI - XII, I - VI, numbered by 1 and I, subdivided to 15 minutes (to 30 minutes. Gnomon missing; 11-2-2000). West dial with pin gnomon, divided I - VIII, numbered by I, subdivided to 15 minutes (not subdivided; 11-2-2000); zodiac signs also marked. East dial with pin gnomon, divided IIII - XI, numbered by I, subdivided to 15 minutes (not subdivided; 11-2-2000); zodiac signs also marked; marked with latitude scale divided [23˚] - [78˚], numbered by 5˚, subdivided to 1˚. Metal loop on this face.

Condition: fair; incomplete (gnomon missing; base missing).

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