Inventory no. 38841 - Former Display Label
Mediaeval English Dial
Sandstone; with lateral holes for suspension, and two holes for gnomons.
A primitive type of dial, probably intended for the use of priests and sacristans, enabling them to know, by the sun, the hours of services and prayers,
[4; B.4]
Barnett Collection.
Other narratives:
- Inventory no. 38841 - Epact entry
- Accession Record : Extracts from Annual Reports for 1935 and 1936
- Accession Record : Extracts from Annual Reports for 1935-37
- The variety of dials