Portable equatorial sundial
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1772–90
Portable equatorial sundial made by Lorenz Gräsl (German, ca. 1740–1805), dated ca. 1772–90, from German, Augsburg. The museum records its materials as: Brass. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 3 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 3 1/8 in.
(8.9 × 8.3 × 7.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 03.21.19; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Brass
- Dimensions
- Overall: 3 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 3 1/8 in. (8.9 × 8.3 × 7.9 cm)
- Materials museum
- Brass
- Dimensions museum
- Overall: 3 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 3 1/8 in. (8.9 × 8.3 × 7.9 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- German, Augsburg
- Date recorded
- ca. 1772–90
- Maker recorded
- Lorenz Gräsl (German, ca. 1740–1805)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Portable equatorial sundial
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 03.21.19
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, maker attribution and specifications against horological references.