Pocket Horizontal Sundial, by Augustine Ryther, London, 1585 | |||||||||||
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| Object is on display. | |||||||||||
| Inventory Number: | 13314 | ||||||||||
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| Persons: |
Augustine Ryther (Maker) | ||||||||||
| Date Created: | 1585 | ||||||||||
| Place Created: | London England United Kingdom Europe |
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| Accession Number: | 2012-6 | ||||||||||
| Brief Description: | Oval pocket horizontal sundial of gilded brass. Chapter ring with folding gnomon over compass bowl with coloured card and needle; mica cover preserved separately. Signed and dated by the maker Augustine Ryther (c.1550-1593), a leading London map engraver and instrument maker.This is the earliest of only three known surviving instruments by Ryther. | ||||||||||
| Primary Inscriptions: | "* AR * fecit * 1585 *" engraved on chapter ring; "* Geo: Seyntpoll" engraved under coat of arms on inner lid. Around the outside of the compass bowl "*VT * VITA * SIC *FVGIT * HORA *" | ||||||||||
| Provenance: | Presented by Mr Howard Dawes in 2012.
Owned by Sir George St Paul of Snarford and Carlton in Lincolnshire, identified from the engraved coat of arms and the name "* Geo: Seyntpoll". | ||||||||||
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| Material(s): |
Brass Paper Pigment | ||||||||||
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