Ring Dial
Dutch. Anonymous but dated ‘1719’ with handle.
Type of object:
Timekeeper & Sundial & Compass & Barograpf
Time period:
Gouden eeuw Nederland
Place:
Probably Dutch
Date:
1719
Maker / Author:
Not known
Publisher / Printer:
Not known
Dimensions:
diameter: 43mm
Material:
Brass with handle
Graduation:
Inscription:
1719 probably for a longitude of 51-52 °
Left side: A,M,I/I,A Right side: I,F,M/S,S,O,N,D
Provenance:
Crijns
References:
A dial in your Poke, Mike Cowham page 20-23
D & M Delalande, Cadran Solaires Sundials, Paris, 2014, p390
Description
Eighteenth century brass sundial or poke dial, dated 1719. The ring has a suspension handle of bended brass.
The inner side has the hours on a line, the half-hours are marked as dots.
The hole must be turned to the summer or winter months and the hour will be read on the opposite inner side. This makes the reading more accurate than the existing rings with one scale and the oblique inner hour lines. The dating of a ring dial is rare but not in this case.
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