Portable horizontal sundial by Jacques Lucas, French, La Rochelle, probably before 1681
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
probably before 1681
Portable horizontal sundial made by Jacques Lucas (French, active La Rochelle, recorded 1681–1706, d. 1723), dated probably before 1681, from French, La Rochelle.
The museum records its materials as: Silver. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 2 1/4 × 2 in. (5.7 × 5.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 03.21.60; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Silver
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2 1/4 × 2 in. (5.7 × 5.1 cm)
- Materials museum
- Silver
- Dimensions museum
- Overall: 2 1/4 × 2 in. (5.7 × 5.1 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- French, La Rochelle
- Date recorded
- probably before 1681
- Maker recorded
- Jacques Lucas (French, active La Rochelle, recorded 1681–1706, d. 1723)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Sundial
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 03.21.60
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.