Sundial, c. 1700 - c. 1750
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1700 - c. 1750
Sundial. With hardstone pedestal. Originating from the courtyard of the buildings of the Directie der Grootboeken in Amsterdam. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-BFR-171-1; its record gives material recorded as metal; measurements height 125 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
- metal
- Dimensions
- height 125 cm · grote bol: diameter 40 cm · diameter 40 cm · hoogte 125 cm
- Measurements
- height 125 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Zonnewijzer
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-BFR-171-1
- 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.