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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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Portable sundial

Instruments · c. 50

Portable sundial

Ensérune museum

Original leather case for silver altitude sundial, made by Humfrey Cole, London, 1568–1590.

Instruments · 1568–1590

Original leather case for silver altitude sundial, made by Humfrey Cole, London, 1568–1590.

Science Museum Group, London

Pocket sundial and compass of sheet brass, gilt, etched and engraved.

Instruments · 1581

Pocket sundial and compass of sheet brass, gilt, etched and engraved.

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Sundial by F. F. Stephanus, Italy, 1587

Instruments · 1587

Sundial by F. F. Stephanus, Italy, 1587

Science Museum Group, London

Sundial by A. Ryther, England, 1588

Instruments · 1588

Sundial by A. Ryther, England, 1588

Science Museum Group, London

Portable diptych sundial by Hans Tröschel the Elder, Germany, c. 1598

Instruments · c. 1598

Portable diptych sundial by Hans Tröschel the Elder, Germany, c. 1598

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Portable Compass Sundial

Instruments · 17th century

Portable Compass Sundial

Art Institute of Chicago

Portable diptych sundial by Paulus Reinman, Germany, 1602

Instruments · 1602

Portable diptych sundial by Paulus Reinman, Germany, 1602

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Portable diptych sundial by Hans Tröschel the Younger, Germany, 1620

Instruments · 1620

Portable diptych sundial by Hans Tröschel the Younger, Germany, 1620

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Portable Compass Sundial

Instruments · 1623

Portable Compass Sundial

Art Institute of Chicago

Folding compass and sundial, ivory, engraved in black with brass fittings, France (Dieppe), ca. 1650-1700

Instruments · c. 1650 - c. 1700

Folding compass and sundial, ivory, engraved in black with brass fittings, France (Dieppe), ca. 1650-1700

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Folding pocket compass and sundial in boxwood case made by Henry Sutton, Threadneedle Street, London, 1650–1665.

Instruments · 1650–1665

Folding pocket compass and sundial in boxwood case made by Henry Sutton, Threadneedle Street, London, 1650–1665.

Science Museum Group, London

Portable Diptych with Compass, Sundial, and Perpetual Calendar

Instruments · 1660/80

Portable Diptych with Compass, Sundial, and Perpetual Calendar

Art Institute of Chicago

Sundial - Magnetic Azimuth, Jacques Senecal, Dieppe, France, c. 1660

Instruments · c. 1660

Sundial - Magnetic Azimuth, Jacques Senecal, Dieppe, France, c. 1660

Museums Victoria, Melbourne

Portable diptych sundial probably by by Charles Bloud, c. 1666–80

Instruments · c. 1666–80

Portable diptych sundial probably by by Charles Bloud, c. 1666–80

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Sundial by Jacques Lucas, France, probably before 1681

Instruments · probably before 1681

Sundial by Jacques Lucas, France, probably before 1681

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Sundial and case by Michael Butterfield, France, 1680–1700

Instruments · 1680–1700

Sundial and case by Michael Butterfield, France, 1680–1700

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Portable sundial and perpetual calendar, by Johann Henrich Börner, Germany, 1693.

Instruments · 1693

Portable sundial and perpetual calendar, by Johann Henrich Börner, Germany, 1693.

Science Museum Group, London

Portable horizontal sundial by Rousselle, first half 18th century

Instruments · first half 18th century

Portable horizontal sundial by Rousselle, first half 18th century

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Portable Sundial

Instruments · 1700/25

Portable Sundial

Art Institute of Chicago

Portable equatorial or equinoctial sundial by Dominicus Lusuerg, 1701

Instruments · 1701

Portable equatorial or equinoctial sundial by Dominicus Lusuerg, 1701

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Portable equatorial sundial by Johann Mathias Willebrand, c. 1721–26

Instruments · c. 1721–26

Portable equatorial sundial by Johann Mathias Willebrand, c. 1721–26

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Portable equatorial sundial by Ludewig, c. 1725

Instruments · c. 1725

Portable equatorial sundial by Ludewig, c. 1725

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Portable horizontal sundial by Claude Langlois, France, 1735–57

Instruments · 1735–57

Portable horizontal sundial by Claude Langlois, France, 1735–57

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York