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Portable horizontal nocturnal sundial and altitude sundial

ca. 1550–82
Not on view
The disk, which includes both the calendar and the dates of the entrance of the sun into each sign of the zodiac, is calibrated in accordance with the Julian calendar. In France, the Gregorian calendar supplanted the Julian in 1582.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portable horizontal nocturnal sundial and altitude sundial
  • Date: ca. 1550–82
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Brass, water-gilt
  • Dimensions: Overall: 2 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (7 × 5.7 cm)
  • Classification: Horology
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Stephen D. Tucker, 1903
  • Object Number: 03.21.69
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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