Horizontal sundial in brass dated 1624 and marked with conventional and Italian hours

Made:
1624

Horizontal sundial in brass dated 1624 and marked with conventional and Italian hours. Astronomical hours crudely engraved on the underside, lunar volvelle replaced and gnomon missing

Details

Category:
Time Measurement
Object Number:
1944-43
Materials:
sundial: brass
Measurements:
overall: 230 mm x 240 mm
type:
plate horizontal sundial
credit:
Sotheby and Co.