Title:
Sundial
Description:
Square metal base with a circle etched within. The circle forms the clock and has numbers in roman numerals etched along the circumference. At the head of the clock are the words: Ed x Walton. Below is a stylized image of the sun with eyes, nose and a mouth. Also etched on the sun is 1719. It bears the dates 1719 and 1876. Inscribed below the roman numerals: Presented to the State of Texas by W. Walton of Bosque Co., Nov. 19, 1894, through Al Musgrove and deposited in the State Library. Borrowed from the Dept. of Statistics and History by the Superintendant of Public Buildings and Grounds, September 22, 1904. This sundial was used in 1719. The creator's signature is on one corner: W. Walton, 1876. There are four holes along the corners of the metal base.
Description:
Historical Note: This sundial is believed to have once been securely fastened to a granite pedestal at the south entrance of the Capitol building.
Identifier:
ATF0316
Item identifier:
ATF0316
Collection:
Artifacts collection
Date range of creation:
1791, 1876
Container information:
Artifact Box 0065
Subject:
Texas State Capitol (Austin, Tex.)
Type:
Image
Type:
Timekeeping Tools and Equipment
Type:
Sundial
Medium:
Metal
Citation information:
ATF0316, Artifacts collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Copyright information:
This image is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States. The Item and its design depicted in this image may be protected by copyright, patents, trademarks, or other related rights. You are free to use this image in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. Unless expressly stated otherwise, Texas State Library and Archives Commission makes no warranties about the Item and cannot guarantee the accuracy of this Rights Statement. You are responsible for your own use. Please contact the Texas State Library and Archives Commission for more information. You may need to obtain other permissions for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy or moral rights may limit how you may use the material.
Size or duration:
8 in x 8 in x 4 in
Language:
English