Sundial, c. 1699 - c. 1749
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1699 - c. 1749
An iron sundial topped by a lead dragon (BK-16973-1). The stone pedestal is missing. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-16973; its record gives material recorded as iron (metal); measurements diameter 53 cm x diameter 64 cm.
Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; 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
- Material
- iron (metal)
- Dimensions
- diameter 53 cm x diameter 64 cm · diameter 53 cm x diameter 64 cm (met draak)
- Measurements
- diameter 53 cm x diameter 64 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Zonnewijzer
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-16973
- Museum classification
- sundial
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.