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Object NameStained Glass Window Sundial with Modern Stand

Made FromGlass, Stain, Iron, Wood

Dateabout 1675

TechniqueStained, painted, assembled

SizeOverall H: 50.4 cm, W: 26 cm, D: 9.3 cm; (a) Stained Glass H: 27.6 cm, W: 26 cm, D: 1.8 cm

Accession Number2018.8.1

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Place Made

possibly England; possibly Germany

Physical DescriptionStained Glass Window Sundial with Modern Stand. (a) Colorless glass, black, yellow, red, green, and blue stain, iron frame; painted, assembled. Oval glass plate in oval iron frame with short handles on left and right, which set within a separate mount. Glass pierced with two small holes for mounting a gnomon. The chapter ring has 12-noon downward, but with asymmetric spacing of am and pm hours, thus designed for a declining (non South-facing) window. The central coat of arms has three ravens surmounted by a tree, and below in a banner is the motto "Ecce hora venit" (Behold, the hour is coming). The sides have symbolic floral decor, and several scratched names and dates (1751, 1793, 1879), especially in the blank central area. (b) Wood, iron; assembled. U-shaped iron mount fixed within a solid wood cube.
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