Sundial Collection (page 4)

Round sundial for latitude 51 degrees. Brass instrument, by Johannes Zech (?), c.1700 (brass)
MMM5474483 Round sundial for latitude 51 degrees. Brass instrument, by Johannes Zech (?), c.1700 (brass); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Round sundial for latitude 51 degrees)

Butterfield dial for latitude 35 degrees. Copper instrument, first half of 18th century, by Macquart (?) (copper)
MMM5474097 Butterfield dial for latitude 35 degrees. Copper instrument, first half of 18th century, by Macquart (?) (copper); National Maritime Museum, London

Diptych sundial, closed, for latitude 41 degrees, 19th century (wood)
MMM5474037 Diptych sundial, closed, for latitude 41 degrees, 19th century (wood); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Diptych sundial, closed, for 41 degrees of latitude)

Diptych sundial (open), for latitude 0 degrees, with magnetic compass. Ivory instrument, 1556 (ivory)
MMM5474023 Diptych sundial (open), for latitude 0 degrees, with magnetic compass. Ivory instrument, 1556 (ivory); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Diptych sundial (open)

Polyhedral sundial for latitude 20 degrees, with magnetic compass on its base, 1780-1810 (brass and wood)
MMM5474006 Polyhedral sundial for latitude 20 degrees, with magnetic compass on its base, 1780-1810 (brass and wood); National Maritime Museum, London

Sundial and magnetic compass, inserted in a rectangular box with an ivory lid, 18th century (copper)
MMM5474559 Sundial and magnetic compass, inserted in a rectangular box with an ivory lid, 18th century (copper); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Sundial and magnetic compass)

Dieppe magnetic azimuth dial, c.1680 (ivory and brass)
MMM5474537 Dieppe magnetic azimuth dial, c.1680 (ivory and brass); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Magnetic azimuth dial from Dieppe (France), for latitude 50 degrees, portable

Sun dial and magnetic pocket compass, for latitude 48 degrees. Gilded copper and enamel instrument
MMM5474517 Sun dial and magnetic pocket compass, for latitude 48 degrees. Gilded copper and enamel instrument, 18th century (copper and enamel); National Maritime Museum, London

Round sundial for latitude 53 degrees. Brass instrument, late 18th century, by L. Proctor (?) (brass)
MMM5474513 Round sundial for latitude 53 degrees. Brass instrument, late 18th century, by L. Proctor (?) (brass); National Maritime Museum, London

Universal equinox ring dial, for all latitudes, 18th century (brass)
MMM5473366 Universal equinox ring dial, for all latitudes, 18th century (brass); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Universal equinox ring dial, for all latitudes)

Diptych sundial (open) for Latitude 49. Ivory instrument, first half of the 18th century (ivory)
MMM5473326 Diptych sundial (open) for Latitude 49. Ivory instrument, first half of the 18th century (ivory); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Diptych sundial (open) for Latitude 49

Astrolabe dial, (obverse) engraved with the Prophatius projection, 17th century (brass)
MMM5473292 Astrolabe dial, (obverse) engraved with the Prophatius projection, 17th century (brass); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Astrolabe dial)

Allegory in Tribute to Peter the Great: The Emperor of Russia Peter the Great (1672-1725)
XEE5033026 Allegory in Tribute to Peter the Great: The Emperor of Russia Peter the Great (1672-1725) presents to ancient Russia the truth, religion and the arts

Solar clock in "cup" composed of a foot and a cup marked with time lines, 17th century (object)
DEX5040783 Solar clock in "cup" composed of a foot and a cup marked with time lines, 17th century (object); Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence

"The sundial stood as the garden god of Christian Gardens. It spoke of moderate labours
8627501 "The sundial stood as the garden god of Christian Gardens. It spoke of moderate labours, of pleasure not protracted after sunset" (colour litho) by Rawlings

A leisure hour (chromolitho)
8635251 A leisure hour (chromolitho) by Foster, Myles Birket (1825-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A leisure hour)

Wimborne, Sundial (litho)
8633320 Wimborne, Sundial (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wimborne, Sundial. Illustration for The Dunlop Book, The Motorist's Guide)

Bakewell, 5 miles N, Eyam, 13th Century Sundial (litho)
8633653 Bakewell, 5 miles N, Eyam, 13th Century Sundial (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bakewell, 5 miles N, Eyam, 13th Century Sundial)

Tower of the Winds, Athens (engraving)
8635102 Tower of the Winds, Athens (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tower of the Winds, Athens. Illustration from Hellas)

Diptych dial, unfolded, for latitude 42 degrees, with engraved decorations
MMM5469024 Diptych dial, unfolded, for latitude 42 degrees, with engraved decorations. Ivory and copper object, 1580 (ivory and copper) by Ducher, Hans (fl.1574); National Maritime Museum, London

Sundial with universal equinoxial ring for latitude 0-90 degrees, with engraved indications, c.1635 (brass)
MMM5470463 Sundial with universal equinoxial ring for latitude 0-90 degrees, with engraved indications, c.1635 (brass); National Maritime Museum, London

On the flip side of a sundial, with the Gunter scale, 18th century (wood and copper)
MMM5470026 On the flip side of a sundial, with the Gunter scale, 18th century (wood and copper); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: On the flip side of a sundial)

Compendium comprising of an Equinoctial Dial and Nocturnal, made by Egide Coignet or Cuiniet (fl.1554-60) Antwerp
MFR135765 Compendium comprising of an Equinoctial Dial and Nocturnal, made by Egide Coignet or Cuiniet (fl.1554-60) Antwerp, c.1560 (brass); diam

East Street from the park, Pittsfield, Mass. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
East Street from the park, Pittsfield, Mass. c.between 1910 and 1920. "Here stood the old elm until 1864; first cattle show in America held here in 1810" on sign

"Lake Terrace, " John Stoughton Newberry, Jr. house, 99 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe... 1917
"Lake Terrace, " John Stoughton Newberry, Jr. house, 99 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, 1917. House Architecture: Earnest Wilby with Albert Kahn, commissioned 1911

"Piranhurst, " Henry Ernest Bothin house, 371 Cold Spring Road, Montecito, California, 1917. House Architecture: Italianate villa by F. Garvin Hudson, begun 1914 for Henry Ernest Bothin

Memento Mori, c. 1500/1502. Creator: Master MZ
Memento Mori, c. 1500/1502

"Lake Terrace, " John Stoughton Newberry, Jr. house, 99 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms, 1917
"Lake Terrace, " John Stoughton Newberry, Jr. house, 99 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, 1917. House Architecture: Earnest Wilby with Albert Kahn, commissioned 1911

Wallace Reid house, East Hampton, New York, c1915. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Wallace Reid house, East Hampton, New York, c1915. Landscape: Emma Read (Mrs. Wallace) Reid

"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York. c1915. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York. c1915

"Claverack, " Colonel Thomas Henry Barber house, Halsey Neck Lane, Southampton, New York, c1915. House Architecture: Robert Henderson Robertson, built 1892. Landscape: F. L. Olmsted and Co

"Claverack, " Colonel Thomas Henry Barber house, Halsey Neck Lane, Southampton, New York, c1915. House Architecture: Robert Henderson Robertson, built 1892. Landscape: F. L. Olmsted and Co

Reproduction of illustration: "Whitehouse, Midlothian, " Scotland, showing sundial... c1915 - 1925
Reproduction of illustration: "Whitehouse, Midlothian, " Scotland, showing sundial in a garden with crocuses, between 1915 and 1925. Photograph of illustration of a watercolor by Mary G. W

Graham Nichols house, Greenwich, Connecticut, c1917 or 1918. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Graham Nichols house, Greenwich, Connecticut, c1917 or 1918

"Welwyn, " Harold Irving Pratt house, 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. House Architecture: Georgian revival house by Babb, Cook & Welsh, 1904-1906

"Drumthwacket, " Moses Taylor Pyne house, 354 Stockton Road, Princeton, New Jersey, 1911. [Official residence of the governor of New Jersey]

Sundial in garden, Thomas Estate(?), Beverly Farms, Massachusetts, between 1920 and 1940

English lead figurine holding sundial, Graham Nichols garden, Greenwich, Connecticut, c1908 - 1927
English lead figurine holding sundial, Graham Nichols garden, Greenwich, Connecticut, between 1908 and 1927

The lottery, c1745. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Lebel
The lottery, c1745

Sun-Dial, at Holyrood, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Sun-Dial, at Holyrood, 1850. Queen Mary's Sundial: "This famous sundial, one of the most interesting in Scotland, stands in the gardens of [the royal residence of] Holyrood Palace

Gardens of Castle Howard stately home near York, North Yorkshire, England
Sundial in the gardens of Castle Howard stately home near York, North Yorkshire, England

Palazzo della Ragione, known as "Salone", in Padua Padua Building Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1885 ca

Panoramic view of Parma, in the foreground the governor's palace in the background the baptistery with the bell tower of the Cathedral

Golf ball hole

Illinois, Chicago, City Skyline and Sundial from Adler Planetarium

NYC, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, promenade, gyroscope sundial and view of downtown Manhattan

View of the Farnese Palace in Caprarola, a fundamental monument of the mannerist culture of the late 16th century. It was constructed by Vignola at the request of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese

The image depicts three portable ivory solar clocks with compass. The three instruments are preserved in the Museum of Science History of Florence

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"Capturing Time: A Journey through Sundials and Artistic Landscapes" Step into the past with "Choosing the Red and White Roses in the Temple Garden, 1910, " a vibrant fresco that transports you to a serene temple garden where time is marked by an elegant sundial. "The Ambassadors, 1533" invites us to marvel at an oil on panel masterpiece. Amidst intricate details, we spot a hidden sundial symbolizing the fleeting nature of life. Travel back in time to Italy's Pompeii as you explore the ancient Temple of Apollo. Admire its marbled altar and majestic Ionic columns while imagining how its sundial once guided worshippers. In Petts Wood, Kent, discover a charming village adorned with picturesque landscapes. Nestled amidst lush greenery stands a quaint sundial, reminding residents to cherish every passing moment. Experience political history come alive in Hogarth's illustration "The Election, Chairing the Member. " Notice how even amidst chaos and celebration, a humble sundial silently ticks away. Adam Myjak Sundial graces Warsaw's Lazienki Park with elegance. As sunlight dances upon it, locals find solace in this timeless piece amid bustling city life. Journey through Chastleton House's box garden for an enchanting view of their sundial against the backdrop of English charm captured beautifully in black and white photography from "The English Manor House. " Heysham Pleasure Grounds beckon visitors to Lancashire's Morecambe coast. Stroll along winding paths lined with vibrant flowers until you stumble upon an ornate sundial—a testament to seaside tranquility. Venture into Launois-sur-Vence's Ardennes region in France for respite at a coaching inn steeped in history. Pause by its rustic entrance adorned with an aged but cherished sundial—whispering tales from centuries past. Rev Gilbert White finds solace beside his beloved sundial, a faithful companion in his exploration of nature's wonders.