The Horology Museum

The Catalogue

Individual clocks, watches, instruments and movements, each with photographs, maker, date, materials and the institution or archive that documents it. Every record links back to its source; images are credited and their rights status is tracked for review.

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Instruments · late 15th century

Sundial, stone, northern France, late 15th century

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Instruments · 1551

Horizontal sundial, by assumed to have been made by Thomas Gemini, 1551, with initials W.B. which possibly refers to William Buckley.

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1575

Sundial, Germany, 1575

MAK – Museum of Applied Arts

Instruments · 1590

Sundial by Erasmus Habermel (artist), Czech Republic, 1590

Fine Arts Museum Vienna

Instruments · 1595–1596

Sundial by Erasmus Habermel (artist), Czech Republic, 1595–1596

Fine Arts Museum Vienna

Instruments · 1600–1699

Sundial, 1600–1699

Rijksmuseum

Instruments · 1601-1700

Horizontal sundial for latitude 47 degrees, in ivory with string style. German, 17th century.

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1601-1700

Quadrangular horizontal sundial, ivory, engraved and coloured, inlaid on wood (cracked)

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1609

Garden sundial, by Isaac Symmes, 1609

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1625-1635

A very high quality horizontal sundial, set out to show individual minutes and signed ‘Elias Allen fecit’. London, c.1630

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · ca. 1650 - ca. 1680

Folding compass and sundial, ivory, by Gabriel Bloud, France (Dieppe), ca. 1650-1680

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Instruments · 1661

Replica sundial cast in bronze, designed to be placed horizontally. Dated 1661, sun in centre, points on compass, has roman numerals (IIII - VIII).

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1666

Sundial by Christoff Köhler (Uhrmacher), Germany, 1666

City Museum Berlin

Instruments · 1670-1721

Pocket Sundial, square, metal gilt, in case, Johann Martin

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1671-1730

Sun-dial Brass, French (23-79 V. and A. M. Reg), late 17th or early 18th century with four levelling screws (compass needle and gloves missing)

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1671-1730

Sundial, brass gilt 8 5/8" by 7 1/2", by Godfried Weiss, German, 1671-1730.

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · probably before 1681

Sundial by Jacques Lucas, France, probably before 1681

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Instruments · 1678-1724

Horizontal Butterfield-type sundial for latitude 48 degrees 51' (Paris), signed " Butterfield A Paris", in shagreen covered case. French, c.1690

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1680-1733

Pocket sun-dial, brass, by Nicolas Bion, Paris, France, 1680-1733.

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1695-1702

Brass sundial and shagreen case, England, 1695-1702, Thomas Tuttell.

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Instruments · first half 18th century

Portable horizontal sundial by Rousselle, first half 18th century

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Instruments · 1700-1725

Sundial by Bion, Nicolas, France, 1700-1725

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1700-1737

Sundial by Edmund Culpeper, 6-inch azimuth dial signed: "edm, Culpeper, London, fecit" square plate on 3 levelling screws

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1701-1800

Small brass sun-dial, analemmatic, by Baradelle, Paris, France, 1701-1800 (see note).

Science Museum Group, London