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Great Falls
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Sundial: 1114
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| State/Province: Virginia |
Country: USA |
| Dial Type: Horizontal Dial |
Condition: Excellent |
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Latitude and Longitude: |
38° 59.896' N 77° 17.216' W |
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- In the flower garden just west of the entrance to of the Great Falls Library,
9830 Georgetown Pike,
Great Falls VA 22066
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| Description: |
- This octagonal horizontal sundial measures 15 inches (380mm). It is made of bronze and given a brown patina with burnished letters, numbers and artwork. The dial has a chapter ring with Roman hours from V to VII delineated on the inner ring by half hours and the outer ring by quarter hours. It has a gnomon gap to accommodate the shadow of a 1/2 inch (12mm) wide gnomon. Artwork on both the dial face and gnomon was specifically drawn by Barbara Smith to honor Robin Sabin Rentsch with an equestrian motif and flowers grown at the Great Falls Library and tended by the Great Falls Garden Club. The dial sits on a pedestal in the form of a tree trunk with two squirrels racing upwards. The dial was 3D printed in plastic sections, assembled, and sent to Chicago Crucible, LLC where it was cast into bronze by Lloyd Mandelbaum.
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General Information: | Inscription: | - Owner: Garden Club of Great Falls
| - On the dial: "In Honor of Robin Sabin Rentsch, 1938-2022"
Artwork of an equestrian rider and flowers.
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- Designer: First Principles, Robert Kellogg
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- Builder: Chicago Crucible, LLC, Lloyd Mandelbaum
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- Construction Date: Dedicated November 14, 2024
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| References: |
- "Sundials for Starters" in the NASS Compendium, Vol 31 No. 4 Dec 2024
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Last Revised: 2024-11-13 16:30
