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{
    "localId": "78074",
    "label": "Scrimshaw Sundial",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/2008.22"
}

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    "id": "78074",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/2008.22",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Scrimshaw Sundial",
    "description": "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 the reverse there is a crest flanked by the rose of England and the thistle of Scotland and the engraved motto of the British Monarchy: \"Dieu et mon Droit.\" Neither the ivory or brass elements show any sign of wear raising the possibility that this piece is a clever 19th-century conceit with royal pretensions.",
    "provenance": "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.",
    "date": "early 19th century",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/2008.22",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Timepieces, Clocks & Watches",
        "sundials"
    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_2008.22_Back_DD_T09.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_2008.22_Back_DD_T09.jpg",
    "imageCount": 2,
    "pageCount": 2,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 14,
            "height": 8
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "5 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. (14 x 8 cm)"
}

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    "med": "ivory, brass",
    "creator_ids": [
        "16266"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "EAN"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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    "seq": 2,
    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/PS1_2008.22_Back_DD_T09.jpg",
    "mediaId": "7da707bf30a9b497"
}