NASS

North American Sundial Society

The horizontal dial is sometimes called a "Garden Dial" because it is often found there. Accurately made, these dials can tell time within minutes. Both the gnomon and the dial plate hour lines are made for the dial's latitude.

	Jackson	Sundial 288
	State/Province: Mississippi	Country: USA
	Dial Type: Armillary	Condition:
	Latitude:	Longitude:
Location:
Mississippi Museum of Art, 201 E. Pascagoula St.

Description:
A 30 inch gilded bronze armillary sphere, titled "Cycle of Life". The armillary sphere is composed of rings representing the great circles of the heavens. Figures of a man, woman and child represent the Cycle of Life.

General Information:
Owner: Mississippi Museum of Art
Designer: Paul Manship
Builder:
Construction Date: 1918

References:
IAPS Listing, May 95

NASS Sundial Registry