Portable cube sundial
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1780–1821
Portable cube sundial made by David Beringer (1756–1821), dated ca. 1780–1821, from German, Nuremberg. The museum records its materials as: Fruitwood and paper. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 7 1/8 × 5 1/8 × 3 7/8 in. (18.1 × 13 × 9.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 03.21.8; 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
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Fruitwood and paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7 1/8 × 5 1/8 × 3 7/8 in. (18.1 × 13 × 9.8 cm)
- Materials museum
- Fruitwood and paper
- Dimensions museum
- Overall: 7 1/8 × 5 1/8 × 3 7/8 in. (18.1 × 13 × 9.8 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- German, Nuremberg
- Date recorded
- ca. 1780–1821
- Maker recorded
- David Beringer (1756–1821)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Portable cube sundial
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 03.21.8
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.