Ohio University Sundial [Title Unknown]
1907 / Creator Unknown / Athens
A bronze horizontal sundial sitting atop a granite pedestal. It features a figure of Father Time holding a scythe and a gnomon shaped like a bird.
The sundial marks the site of the first Ohio University building, which was erected in 1807 and razed in 1841. The sundial was installed on the 100th anniversary of the building's construction, in 1907.
The piece sits on the lawn in between Galbreath Chapel and University Terrace.
A few historical images can be found in the Source links below.
Location: Ohio University
Title
Ohio University Sundial [Title Unknown]
Description
A bronze horizontal sundial sitting atop a granite pedestal. It features a figure of Father Time holding a scythe and a gnomon shaped like a bird.
The sundial marks the site of the first Ohio University building, which was erected in 1807 and razed in 1841. The sundial was installed on the 100th anniversary of the building's construction, in 1907.
The piece sits on the lawn in between Galbreath Chapel and University Terrace.
A few historical images can be found in the Source links below.
The sundial marks the site of the first Ohio University building, which was erected in 1807 and razed in 1841. The sundial was installed on the 100th anniversary of the building's construction, in 1907.
The piece sits on the lawn in between Galbreath Chapel and University Terrace.
A few historical images can be found in the Source links below.
Date
1907
Subject
Source
https://www.ohio.edu/athens/bldgs/sundial.html
Alumni with the sundial in 1909 (The caption attached to the photo is incorrect. See the item description below it.)
https://media.library.ohio.edu/digital/collection/archives/id/948/
https://media.library.ohio.edu/digital/collection/archives/id/948/
Archival image of sundial
https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p267401coll32/id/14395/
https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p267401coll32/id/14395/
North American Sundial Society:
https://sundials.org/sundial-registry/onedial/1009.html
https://sundials.org/sundial-registry/onedial/1009.html
1955 article from The Ohio Alumnus:
https://archive.org/details/ohioalumnusoctob351ohio/page/n19/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/ohioalumnusoctob351ohio/page/n19/mode/2up
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Location Site
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Installation Date
1907
Inscription
Dial plate: "Ohio University," Roman numerals, and small indicators of how to use the dial.
Plaque on base: "Site of first Ohio University building erected in 1807. Here Hon. Thomas Ewing was graduated in 1815, one of the first two graduates."
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