Portable diptych sundial, second half 17th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
second half 17th century
Portable diptych sundial in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 03.21.65), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department.
The museum dates it second half 17th century. The museum records the medium as Ivory, pewter, brass and the dimensions as Overall: 2 1/8 × 1 5/8 in. (5.4 × 4.1 cm); Diameter: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Sundials. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Ivory, pewter, brass
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2 1/8 × 1 5/8 in. (5.4 × 4.1 cm); Diameter: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Horology
Identification
- Met object id
- 188864
- Museum object name
- Portable diptych sundial
- Museum object number
- 03.21.65
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
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