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Object number
T-28
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Classification
Time Finding
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Object name
Sundial
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Title
Sundial: Vertical Plate
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Creator
Sheahan, D. B.
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Description
"Unrolled" pillar dial with nocturnal. Crude reproduction of a German dial, c. 1650, illustrated in Mrs. Gatty's "Book of Sundials" (with minor changes). Hinged gnomon sliding along horizontal bar along horizon edge of hour scale. Hours in Arabic numerals.
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Inscription/Sig.
"W. Hayes"; Motto: "EN INFRA CERTA MORS. EN SVPRA VITA FVGAX."
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Period
c. 1910
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Material
brass
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Place Of Prod.
United States
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Dimensions
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16.5 |
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9.6 |
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3 |
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