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Diptych dial for latitude 49� North. Miniature rectangular ivory diptych dial consisting of two leaves that fold flat when the dial is not in use. Leaf Ia is bare. Leaf Ib features a vertical dial for use with a string gnomon, which is missing. There are various stellar motifs in red. Leaf IIa has a compass with the meridian line offset at 5� East of North. On it is Jacob Karner's makers mark - '3'. The needle is blued, has an arrowhead for North and is surmounted by a brass pyramidal pivot. A glass plate covers all. Below this is a dial for Italian hours, with a brass pin gnomon, with the hour-lines and numbers in black. Various stellar motifs decorate the leaf. Leaf IIb is bare apart from Karner's makers mark in the centre towards the top. The leaves have a silver hook fastener and a silver hook for holding the dial open.
Miniature diptych dials were a common variant of the Nuremberg makers' craft, particularly during the 18th century (see AST0291, AST0289, AST0254 and AST0414). The number 3 that Jacob Karner used as his maker's mark may reflect the fact that he was a third-generation diptych maker.
For more information regarding this dial please refer to the OUP & NMM catalogue, 'Sundials at Greenwich'.
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caption: Diptych dial, leaves Ib and IIa | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Diptych dial diptych dials Jacob Sundials at Greenwich Karner | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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