Shepherd's dial, replica
Date1943
MediumWood
DimensionsWidth from base: 5 1/8 × 1 15/16 in. (13 × 4.9 cm)
Width from top: 5 1/8 × 1 5/8 in. (13 × 4.2 cm)
Width from top: 5 1/8 × 1 5/8 in. (13 × 4.2 cm)
ClassificationsMeasuring Devices
Credit LineGift of F. R. Bolster
Object number1943.11
DescriptionCylindrical wooden dial, marked with vertical lines, intersected with parabolic lines. There are marked with letters and numbers. The cylinder is hollow in its upper 5 cm.On View
Not on viewCollections
1790-1810
early 18th century
F. R. Bolster
FRENCH OR SWISS
1740, or later