Sundial 354
- Dial City: St. Louis
- Dial State/Province: Missouri
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 38° 37.004' N
- Dial Nr: 354
- Dial Type: Horizontal Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 90° 15.471' W
- Dial Owner: Gift from Mrs. Herman Husch to the City of St. Louis.
- Dial Designer: anonymous English artist
- Dial Maker:
- Dial Date: 1965
- Location:
- Missouri Botanical Garden Herb Garden behind the Tower Grove House. 4344 Shaw Blvd. Just off I-44 and Vandeventer
- Description:
- A horizontal dial sculpture called "Child Sundial" depicts a daydreaming child figure playing with a sundial gnomon that is part of a working sundial. The gnomon is about 5 1/2 inches high and the hour lines are adjusted to show standard time in St. Louis. The sculpture and dial are at ground level surrounded by a bed of creeping thyme, perhaps a gentle Herb garden pun. Statue constructed of lead, 12 x 21 inches
- Other References:
- St. Louis Sundial Trail
- http://dls-website.com/hobbies/Sundials/StLouisSundialTrail_Site5.htm
Last Update:
2018-01-27 12:46