I remember seeing that pattern at Ottery St Mary and Alton and perhaps elsewhere but John has beaten me to it in mentioning that! It looked most probably early 20th century to me. I would say that the existence of several more or less identical such dials widely separated indicates more or less definitely that it's not "genuine" 1684, though my logic in that deduction may be a bit tenuous?
Regards, Andrew James ________________________________ From: sundial [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of Dennis Cowan Sent: 21 January 2014 21:39 To: sundial@uni-koeln.de Subject: SCOTTISH SUNDIAL I wonder if anyone on the list can help? I received photos of this sundial from a lady in the USA. She aquired it whilst she lived in Scotland some twenty odd years ago. I'm trying to trace the possible origins for her. I am not sure if the date of 1684 is genuine as it looks quite fresh, but a reproduction would surely use a known motto and I have never heard of this one "Ye Shade Teecheth". The compass is also unusual to me. Does anyone have any opinions? Is it original or a reproduction.? Does anyone recognise the motto or style of compass? Many thanks Dennis Cowan This message has been scanned for viruses by MailControl<http://www.mailcontrol.com/>. Secure Meters (UK) Ltd. is a registered company in England: 2199653 Secure House, Moorside Road, Winchester, SO23 7RX This correspondence is confidential and solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose, copy, distribute or retain this message or any part of it. If you are not the intended recipient please delete this correspondence from your system and notify the sender immediately.
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