Sundial 338
- Dial City: South Hadley
- Dial State/Province: Massachusetts
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 42° 15.393' N
- Dial Nr: 338
- Dial Type: Horizontal Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 72° 34.527' W
- Dial Owner: Mount Holyoke College
- Dial Designer: unknown
- Dial Maker: unknown
- Dial Date: unknown
- Location:
- Mount Holyoke College, SW of Abbey Chapel in the center of a garden
- Description:
- This is known as the Mary Deacon Bullard Sundial. It is a bronze-patina horizontal dial about 16 inches in diameter, with a plain gnomon that rises about 6 inches. The chapter ring has time divided into quarter hours. Roman numerals grace the dial from 5am to 7pm. The dial face has an offset 8-point compass rose The dial sits on an ornate stone pillar resting on a two-step octagonal base.
- Inscription:
- Inscribed along the outer edge of the sundial: "I count the bright hours only"
- Other References:
- Mayall "Sundials" 1938 describes the dial as 16-inches square dial with inscription "Let others tell of storms and showers / I count only sunny hours" See second photo below circa 2004.
- The current dial (2019) is a replacement. The ornate pedestal remains.
Last Update:
2019-10-28 18:47:31