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Sundial
Sundial
Sundial

Sundial

Date1700-1831
MediumWood, glass, metal, agate
DimensionsObject/Work: 35 x 55 mm
ClassificationsSTEM Instruments
Terms
    Object numberC09310
    Description"Porter's Magnetic Sundial" in a circular wood box with a detachable lid. Paper label on the inside lid reads: "Porter's Magnetic Sun Dial. Patronized by the King. Floating on an Agate Cap". Bought by Richard Cuming in Brighton in 1831.
    On View
    Not on view
    Richard Cuming's Tape Measure
    Richard Cuming
    1777 - 1870
    Weight
    1700-1902
    Weight
    43-409
    Spectacles
    1780-1800
    Weight
    1826
    Weight
    1826
    Weight
    1826
    Bead
    750 BC-1902 AD
    Match-Box
    1800-1850
    Teapot
    1800-1950