Object types
vertical dial (all objects)
sundial (all objects)
Materials
metal (all objects)
glass (scope note | all objects)
Production place
Made in Germany (?) (all objects)
Date
18thC
Description
Vertical glass dial; rectangular; close-fitting white-metal frame of later date with gabled extension above; dial-plate painted as a vertical dial declining 6 degrees east; brass exterior polar gnomon for latitude 55 degrees; illustrations of skull and various instruments; inscribed in cartouche.
Inscriptions
Inscription Type: inscription
Inscription Language:
Inscription Content: FORSAN PERITVS CERTE PERITVRVS
Dimensions
Length: 260 millimetres
Width: 202 millimetres
Acquisition date
1958
Acquisition name
Purchased through Christie's (biographical details | all objects)
Donated by Gilbert Edgar (biographical details | all objects)
Previous owner/ex-collection Courtenay Adrian Ilbert (biographical details | all objects)
Acquisition notes
The Ilbert Collection of clocks, prints and other related material was destined to be sold at Christie's auction house on 6th-7th November 1958. As a result of the generous donation of funds by Gilbert Edgar CBE the sale was cancelled and the material purchased privately from the beneficiaries of the Ilbert Estate.
Ilbert's watches were then acquired with further funds from Gilbert Edgar CBE, public donations and government funds. These were then registered in the series 1958,1201.
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