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Object number
A-160
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Classification
Time Finding
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Object name
Sundial
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Title
Sundial: Pillar
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Creator
Unidentified
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Description
Wooden pillar with turned cap surmounted by a brass eyelet. Folding pewter gnomon. Hour scale cut into wood; numerals and letters punched. Cuts filled with red and black. Hour scale for 6 months doubled over. Dial for latitude of 42.5°.
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Inscription/Sig.
Unsigned.
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Period
18th or 19th century
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Material
boxwood, pewter, brass
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Dimensions
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12.6 |
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3.1 |
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3.1 |
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