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Pocket Sundial
ca. 1800
wood
Late 17th century Wooden Pocket Sundial
Calibrated for major contemporary European cities
Hand colored and lettered
Provenance
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George Borkert, Prague, Czech Republic
George Thomas, Lutherville, MD
Measurements
Overall H: 9/16 × W: 1 15/16 × D: 3 3/8 in. (1.5 × 4.9 × 8.6 cm)
Height When Open: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. George Thomas, 2001
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
58.283