The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Pocket Sundial [ARK00404]
Attached People: Collector (major) - Bargrave, John (1610-1680)Location(s): Current location at - Canterbury Cathedral Library and Archives (Library and/or Archive) -> Canterbury Cathedral (Institution)
Annotation:[Canterbury Catalog: Tiny pocket sundial made from ivory with triangular shaped metal attached as the "style" to cast a shadow with a hinge which has an image of a flower stamped into it. The individual numbers have been incised into the ivory face of the dial and alternate red and black. A small circular piece of glass covers a crater with a sharp point and arrow inside, possibly the remaining parts of a compass.]
(mid 17th cent)