Column dial by Henry Robert

Made:
1831-1870 in Paris
Column dial by Henry Robert, Horloger de la Reine Column dial by Henry Robert, Horloger de la Reine
Column dial by Henry Robert, Horloger de la Reine Column dial by Henry Robert, Horloger de la Reine

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Column dial by Henry Robert, Horloger de la Reine
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Column dial by Henry Robert, Horloger de la Reine
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Column dial by Henry Robert, Horloger, au Palais Royal, paper on wood, early 19th century

Details

Category:
Time Measurement
Object Number:
1955-303
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and wood (unidentified)
type:
cylinder sundial
credit:
Sotheby and Compan

Related Objects

Lever escapement pocket watch beating tenths of a second, signed on the back plate 'Wm Williams 32 Rock St Bury. No 19289.' and on the dial 'PATENT No 4762 MARCH 26TH 1890 by WILLM. WILLIAMS BURY', in sterling silver case hallmarked at Chester in 1890, with winding square and hand adjusting square under the back cover. The watch has hour, minute, and small seconds hands, plus a centre seconds hand rotating once every two seconds. A stop mechanism acting directly on the balance wheel and operated by a slide on the side of the case allows use as a stopwatch.

Pocket watch and stop watch
Original eight day clock by Harrison, date 1715, wheel work mostly of wood, weight driven

Weight driven pendulum clock

Casio gents LCD digital watch

Clock symbolising motive power

Cubical polyhedral sundial

Sand-glass