Sundial by Goldsmith Chandlee, American, ca. 1800
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1800
Sundial made by Goldsmith Chandlee (1751–1821), dated ca. 1800, from American. The museum records its materials as: Brass, mahogany. Recorded dimensions: 9 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (23.8 x 23.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 1986.9; 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
- Brass, mahogany
- Dimensions
- 9 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (23.8 x 23.8 cm)
- Materials museum
- Brass, mahogany
- Dimensions museum
- 9 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (23.8 x 23.8 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- American
- Geography
- Made in Winchester, Virginia, United States
- Date recorded
- ca. 1800
- Maker recorded
- Goldsmith Chandlee (1751–1821)
- Museum department
- The American Wing
- Museum object name
- Sundial
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1986.9
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.