Collection Highlights
Santa Claus and his Works
Date:
1870
Object Number:
LIB.YC1870.Web
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Sundial with compass
Object Number:
1942.523
Date:
ca. 1853
Medium:
Slate, brass, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 4 3/8 x 4 1/8 in. ( 1.6 x 11.1 x 10.5 cm )
Marks:
incised: "40-45 / Jay Gould / 1853"
Description:
Octagonal sundial made of slate, with small, circular compass with brass casing mounted in center; compass dial crossed by hinged brass lever mounted at edge of slate; incised Roman numerals and inscriptions.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, the slate piece in which the compass is mounted in meant to be a model of the sundial on the Jay Gould estate at Roxbury, New York.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Finley Johnson Shepard
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
