Scrimshaw Sundial

early 19th century

8 cm 14 cm

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In 1702, Thomas Tuttell listed himself as a "mathematical instrument maker at Kings Arms, Charing Cross, London". This sundial is engraved with a black color added showing on the obverse a battle scene with the motto of the Order of the Garter: "Honi soit qui mal y pense." On...

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J. Herman Son Ltd. Galleries, New Orleans, Louisiana; Jean and Sidney Silber, Lutherville, Maryland, March 24, 1989, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2008, by gift.
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