Sundial 394
- Dial City: St. Francesville
- Dial State/Province: Louisiana
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 30° 47.733' N
- Dial Nr: 394
- Dial Type: Horizontal Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 91° 22.233' W
- Dial Owner: Rosedown Plantation
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- Location:
- Formal Garden of the Rosedown Plantation (National Registry), on Great River Road. Open 10am - 5pm (fee)
- Description:
- A small 9 inch diameter brass horizontal dial sits on top of a cast iron pedestal. The dial face is worn, but readable with Roman numerals and 5-minute graduations. The dial plate is rotated about 40 degrees east of North. To the south of the gnomon is a 2 1/2 inch diameter mirror with unknown use. On left and right of the gnomon is scroll engraving of the equation of time. The dial sits on a 3 foot cast iron pedestal, painted adobe-red. A matching adobe-red dome cap with 8 sides covers the dial. Cap has an acorn handle lift.
- Inscription:
- Inscribed "Corn ? of Clouds" worn and mostly unreadable
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