miniature ivory and wood diptych sundial
Date: circa 1730
Inventory Number: 7548
Classification: Sundial
Subject:
Maker: Leonhart Andreas Karner (fl. 1730 - 1750)
Maker: Karner workshop (fl. 1590 - 1733)
Collector: David P. Wheatland (1898 - 1993)
Cultural Region:
Place of Origin:
Dimensions:
closed: 1.2 x 3.2 x 4.5 cm (1/2 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
case: 1.9 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm (3/4 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in.)
Accessories: sundial case
Description:
Black, red, and blue col-oring. Tablet I is a thin slice of ivory, II is a sandwich of two slices of ivory with a beech-wood core. Front and back faces of ivory are noticeably curved. Brass wire clasps on I and II. Brass pin on face ofIIa to keep the two leaves aligned when the dial is closed. Com-pass needle, glass, and metal ring intact. Includes black tooled leather case [3.7 (w) x 5.5 (1) x 2.1 (h) cm] which slides open and shut. Inner lin-ing of multi-colored paper. See full description in Steven A. Lloyd, Ivory Diptych Sundials, 1570-1750 (Cambridge: Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, 1992), cat. no. 45.
Signedunsigned
Curatorial RemarksLloyd45
ProvenanceOwned by Martha K. Wheatland; gift to David P. Wheatland, Topsfield, MA, 1943; gift to CHSI, ca. 1987
Published ReferencesSteven A. Lloyd, Ivory Diptych Sundials, 1570-1750 (Cambridge: Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, 1992), cat. no. 45.