Sundial Collection

Choosing The Red and White Roses in the Temple Garden, 1910. Creator: Henry Payne
Choosing The Red and White Roses in the Temple Garden, 1910

Choosing the Red and White Roses in the Temple Garden, 1910 (fresco)
XCF22468 Choosing the Red and White Roses in the Temple Garden, 1910 (fresco) by Payne, Henry A. (Harry) (1868-1940); Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, UK; (add.info.: Shakespeares Henry VI)

The Ambassadors, 1533 (oil on panel)
BAL122676 The Ambassadors, 1533 (oil on panel) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543); 207x209.5 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; German, out of copyright

Rev Gilbert White at his sundial
The Rev Gilbert White at his sundial - the right time by the sun Date: 18th century

The Election, Chairing the Member, illustration from Hogarth Restored
STC451192 The Election, Chairing the Member, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

Sundial
A traditional sundial in the garden with a castle in the background Date: 1868

Italy. Pompeii. Temple of Apollo. Marbles altar, ionic colu
Italy. Pompeii. Temple of Apollo. Marbles altar and Ionic column built to hold the sundial. In the background. stairs and two fluted Corinthian columns

Sundial in Petts Wood, Kent
A rambler stops to look at a sundial in Petts Wood, Kent, set up in memory of William Willett, pioneer of daylight saving whose ideas led to British Summer Time. 1939

"The sundial was so aged / It had gathered a thoughtful grace" (colour litho)
8627504 "The sundial was so aged / It had gathered a thoughtful grace" (colour litho) by Rawlings, Alfred (1855-1939); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dial erected by Charles II at Windsor (colour litho)
8627497 Dial erected by Charles II at Windsor (colour litho) by Hogg, Herbert Warrington (1862-93); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dial erected by Charles II at Windsor)

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"A Dial is the Anatomie of the Day and a Scale of Miles for the Journie of the Sun" (colour litho)
8627499 "A Dial is the Anatomie of the Day and a Scale of Miles for the Journie of the Sun" (colour litho) by Rawlings

Multiple solar clocks, 18th century (metal)
AIS5370489 Multiple solar clocks, 18th century (metal); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, Paris; © Iberfoto.

Mechanical equinox dial, for latitude 0-90 degrees, 18th century
MMM5468898 Mechanical equinox dial, for latitude 0-90 degrees, 18th century; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Mechanical equinox dial, for latitude 0-90 degrees)

Universal equinoxial ring dial, for all latitudes. Brass instrument, c.1715 (brass)
MMM5475137 Universal equinoxial ring dial, for all latitudes. Brass instrument, c.1715 (brass); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Universal equinoxial ring dial, for all latitudes)

Universal equinoxial dial for all latitudes, reverse, c.1695-1725 (copper)
MMM5475090 Universal equinoxial dial for all latitudes, reverse, c.1695-1725 (copper) by Culpeper, Edmund (1660-1738); National Maritime Museum, London

Sundial from Augsburg (Germany), deployed, for 10-degree latitude. Brass instrument, c.1800-1843 (brass)
MMM5475067 Sundial from Augsburg (Germany), deployed, for 10-degree latitude. Brass instrument, c.1800-1843 (brass); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Sundial from Augsburg (Germany)

Sundial with universal equinox ring, for all latitudes, 18th century (copper)
MMM5470082 Sundial with universal equinox ring, for all latitudes, 18th century (copper); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Sundial with universal equinox ring, for all latitudes)

Universal sundial for latitude 0-90 degrees, decorated with crowned eagles. Copper object, c.1635 (copper)
MMM5470074 Universal sundial for latitude 0-90 degrees, decorated with crowned eagles. Copper object, c.1635 (copper); National Maritime Museum, London

An Islamic solar quadrant, 1870 (lacquered wood)
MMM5470032 An Islamic solar quadrant, 1870 (lacquered wood); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: An Islamic solar quadrant)

Analematic sundial (by projecting the shadow of the gnomon) for latitude 51 degrees, c.1697 (copper and steel)
MMM5469097 Analematic sundial (by projecting the shadow of the gnomon) for latitude 51 degrees, c.1697 (copper and steel); National Maritime Museum, London

Butterfield dial for latitude 35 degrees, built around a magnetic compass, 17th century (silver)
MMM5469074 Butterfield dial for latitude 35 degrees, built around a magnetic compass, 17th century (silver, gilded copper and glass); National Maritime Museum, London

Horizontal sundial pedestal for latitude 51 degrees, by Thomas Crow (?), 1801 (copper)
MMM5470095 Horizontal sundial pedestal for latitude 51 degrees, by Thomas Crow (?), 1801 (copper); National Maritime Museum, London

Diptych sundial for 49° latitude, seen from the closed lid, in ivory, dated, c.1640-60 (ivory)
MMM5475369 Diptych sundial for 49° latitude, seen from the closed lid, in ivory, dated, c.1640-60 (ivory); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Diptych sundial for 49° latitude)

Universal pocket equinoxial dial for Latitude 35 degrees, deployed Silver and gilded copper instrument
MMM5474504 Universal pocket equinoxial dial for Latitude 35 degrees, deployed Silver and gilded copper instrument, 1650-1700 (silver and gilded copper); National Maritime Museum, London

Sundial from Augsburg (Germany), deployed, probably for 10-degree latitude. Brass instrument, 18th century (brass)
MMM5474487 Sundial from Augsburg (Germany), deployed, probably for 10-degree latitude. Brass instrument, 18th century (brass) by Vogler, Andreas (c.1730-1800); National Maritime Museum, London

Diptych sundial, closed, marked with 6 Chinese characters in red ink declaring 'Sun Moon Combo Dial'
MMM5474453 Diptych sundial, closed, marked with 6 Chinese characters in red ink declaring 'Sun Moon Combo Dial', c.1850-1900 (wood); National Maritime Museum, London

Cylindrical sundial for latitude 44 degrees. Wooden and metal instrument, c.1835-1870 (wood and metal)
MMM5474446 Cylindrical sundial for latitude 44 degrees. Wooden and metal instrument, c.1835-1870 (wood and metal); National Maritime Museum, London

Portable horizontal sundial for latitude 48 degrees with magnetic compass. Silver instrument, 17th century (silver)
MMM5474442 Portable horizontal sundial for latitude 48 degrees with magnetic compass. Silver instrument, 17th century (silver); National Maritime Museum, London

Diptych sundial, open, for latitude 49 degrees, with magnetic compass. Wooden instrument, 18th century (wood)
MMM5474432 Diptych sundial, open, for latitude 49 degrees, with magnetic compass. Wooden instrument, 18th century (wood); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Diptych sundial, open)

Horizontal sundial, open, with an allegorical representation of justice (IUSTITIA) and mirror, c.1575 (silver)
MMM5474534 Horizontal sundial, open, with an allegorical representation of justice (IUSTITIA) and mirror, c.1575 (silver, leather and paper); National Maritime Museum, London

Diptych sundial (closed) for Latitude 48. Ivory instrument 1619, by Lienhart Miller (?), 1619 (ivory)
MMM5473341 Diptych sundial (closed) for Latitude 48. Ivory instrument 1619, by Lienhart Miller (?), 1619 (ivory); National Maritime Museum, London

Sundial, with a rotating disk with a lunar motion scale, in Chinese characters. Wooden instrument, c.1850-1900 (wood)
MMM5473321 Sundial, with a rotating disk with a lunar motion scale, in Chinese characters. Wooden instrument, c.1850-1900 (wood); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Sundial)

Diptych sundial (closed) for Latitude 49. Ivory instrument, first half of the 18th century (ivory)
MMM5473296 Diptych sundial (closed) for Latitude 49. Ivory instrument, first half of the 18th century (ivory); National Maritime Museum, London

Illustration showing a Ring Dial or shepherd's dial (also known as a pillar dial or cylinder)
5311128 Illustration showing a Ring Dial or shepherd's dial (also known as a pillar dial or cylinder) is a type of sundial that measures the height of the sun via the so-called umbra versa.;

East Hagbourne, 5 miles West of Wallingford (litho)
8633551 East Hagbourne, 5 miles West of Wallingford (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: East Hagbourne, 5 miles West of Wallingford)

"What a dead thing is a clock, compared with the simple altar-like structure
8627500 "What a dead thing is a clock, compared with the simple altar-like structure and silent heart-language of the old dial

"Alas! the idle tale of man is found / Depicted in the dial's moral round" (colour litho)
8627502 "Alas! the idle tale of man is found / Depicted in the dial's moral round" (colour litho) by Rawlings, Alfred (1855-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Alas)

"Methinks it were a happy life / To carve out dials quaintly, point by point" (colour litho)
8627495 "Methinks it were a happy life / To carve out dials quaintly, point by point" (colour litho) by Rawlings

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669490 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Man measured his hours in many ways (litho)
8676237 Man measured his hours in many ways (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man measured his hours in many ways)

Sciences: Dial of Tycho Brahe (Tyge Ottesen Brahe, known as Le noble danish or L'homme au nez d'or, 1546-1601)
NWI4947735 Sciences: Dial of Tycho Brahe (Tyge Ottesen Brahe, known as Le noble danish or L'homme au nez d'or, 1546-1601), Danish astronomer

Sailor aiming a star with a dial allowing it to navigate. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4954028 Sailor aiming a star with a dial allowing it to navigate. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Sailor aiming a star with a dial allowing it to navigate)

Allegory of geometry. extracted from the encyclopedie Margarita Philosophica by Gregor REISCH (1467-1525)
JAB4120437 Allegory of geometry. extracted from the encyclopedie Margarita Philosophica by Gregor REISCH (1467-1525). Engraving 1891; (add.info.: Allegory of geometry)

Astronomical compendium for unknown latitude, 17th century (brass)
MMM5475258 Astronomical compendium for unknown latitude, 17th century (brass); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Astronomical compendium for unknown latitude)

Universal equinoxial dial for all latitudes, c.1695-1725 (gilded copper)
MMM5475122 Universal equinoxial dial for all latitudes, c.1695-1725 (gilded copper) by Culpeper, Edmund (1660-1738); National Maritime Museum, London

Universal equinoxial dial for Latitude 0, deployed Copper and silver-copper instrument
MMM5475101 Universal equinoxial dial for Latitude 0, deployed Copper and silver-copper instrument, 1830-50 (copper and silver-copper); National Maritime Museum, London

Horizontal and portable sundial for Latitude 49 degrees. Brass instrument, c.1715 (brass)
MMM5475086 Horizontal and portable sundial for Latitude 49 degrees. Brass instrument, c.1715 (brass); National Maritime Museum, London

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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.