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Jan 3, 2012

Mar 14, 2012

Butterfield Sundial

1700s

France, 18th century

Silver

Overall: 7.7 x 7.4 cm (3 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.)

Gift of Henry W. Kent 1942.490

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Inscription

[Engraved signature above the compass in ribbon band]: "N. BION A Paris"

Inscription

[Engraved on the face of the sundial]: “Pour 55° 4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11 50° IIII-V-VI-VII-VIII-IX-X-XI 45° 5-6-7-8-9-10-11 40° -VI-VII-VIII-IX-X-XI'

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[Engraved on the other side]: "Pour 55° -8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-0 50°-VIII-VII-VI-V-IIII-III-II-I 45°-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 40°-VII-VI-V-IIII-III-II-I"

Inscription

[Engraved around the compass]: “NORD-OUEST-SUD-EST”

Inscription

[Engraved on the back of the sundial]: “Turin 44 Milan 46 Paris 49 Lion 46 Metz 49 Rome 42 Liege 51 Naples 44 Namur 50 Gennes 44 Marseille 43 Grenoble 45 Bayonne 43 Bruxelle 51 Londres 52 Nantes 47 Vienne 48 Toulon 43 Tours 47 Lille 51”

Inscription

[Engraved around the back of the compass]: “Venise 45 Strasbourg 49 Amsterdam 52 Hambourg 54 Varsovie 52 La Rochelle 46”

Exhibition history

Gallery One 2012. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2012-March 5, 2017).

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{{cite web|title=Butterfield Sundial|url=https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.490|year=1700s|access-date=28 September 2023|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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