Dial with Mottoes and Initials
Date1895
Artist
John Sloan
(American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
Illustration CitationJohn S. Bailey, Sun-Dials and How Made, Buckingham, PA, 1897.
MediumInk on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 11 × 6 9/16 in. (27.9 × 16.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Helen Farr Sloan, 2014
Object number2014-223
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextIn the early 20th century, there was a revival of interest in sundials as historical and decorative items. Many were installed in gardens and several books were published about the history and construction of sundials.
Henrietta Adams McClure
1928
