Vertical sundial

H.W. W.

19th century · Gilded brass · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This instrument is a form of altitude sundial measuring the height of the sun above the horizon, by means of a sun ray directed through a pin-hole to a calibrated plate.

Artist

H.W. W.

Date

19th century

Medium

Gilded brass

Culture

German or Polish

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Stephen D. Tucker, 1903