Sun dials and roses of yesterday; garden delights which are here displayed in every truth and are moreover regarded as emblems (1902)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York; London : Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 209
l, with Compass. Le Maire. carried by Rochambeau. They were evidently themode among Frenchmen of rank and station of thatday. There is also in the collection of the Wash-ington Association of New Jersey, in their spacioushouse at Morristown, New Jersey, a very dainty,elegant pocket-dial of silver,… … Silver Portable Dial, French. On page 143 is shown a French pocket-dial ofdifferent shape, — a silver pocket-dial with compass,made by Le Maire inParis two hundred yearsago. When a plummetis added, this is deemedby modern dial-makersthe best of all the pocket-dials, for use by soldiers,colonists,…
Sundials · Roses · Rosicrucians
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