Sundial for A.W. Scott's Ash Island residence / engraved by R. Clint
Sundial for A.W. Scott's Ash Island residence / engraved by R. Clint
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Date
ca. 1834-1847
Call Numbers
R 150 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 2, Shelf 26
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Physical Description
Contents
Objects - H 7.5 x L 18.1 x W 17.7 - 1 brass sundial, comprising horizontal plate, square in shape, marked out with hour lines and plain gnomon (shadow caster) fastened at centre with two bolts visible on underside of plate.
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Sundial for A.W. Scott's Ash Island residence / engraved by R. Clint
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
This type of sundial is found commonly on pedestals in gardens.
Clint's Hunter Street business of 1842-1843 advertised lithographic printing, seal engraving, and copper-plate engraving and printing.
The date of the sundial is derived from the years of Clint's Sydney practice and A.W. Scott's periods of occupancy at Ash Island (1835-1847).
Digital order no:Album ID : 954331...
Signature / Inscriptions
Engraved at centre lower edge of plate, "A.W. Scott / Ash Island / Latitude, 32 [degree symbol] 52 ' S."
Signature engraved at lower left, "P. Clint, Fecit."
Roman numerals are engraved around the outside of the plate.
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
A.W. (Alexander Walker) Scott, entomologist, obtained a land grant at Ash Island in the Hunter River in 1829. In 1831 A.W. Scott settled there with his mother and sister, eventually moving to Newcastle in 1837 to supervise the building of an iron-foundry. The Ash Island property became Scott's primary residence after his marriage to Harriet Calco...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
R 150 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 2, Shelf 26
Record Identifier
Yold6BG9
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Reference code
442778
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