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.

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Horizontal Sundial Plate

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