Lovely 19th C. Brass Pocket Sun Dial (Perfect Pendant) pottery dish airbrushed and painted with underglazes

airbrushed and painted with underglazes and glaze and fired at least 3 times

but while I’m always looking at them (especially antique sailor-made ones of which the Whaling Museum in New Bedford has an extraordinary collection) I’ve never been completely compelled to buy one—until I saw this one

which is stamped with a potter's mark on the underside of its front legs

After leaving North Carolina

(It's not a very hard game to learn

Lovely 19th C. Brass Pocket Sun Dial (Perfect Pendant) pottery dish airbrushed and painted with underglazesTake your watch off, put your phone away, and take out your beautiful pocket sun dial instead. I LOVE this and am rather reluctant to part with it, especially as it seems to be the perfect thing to string on a chain and wear around one's neck, everyday from now until forever, working perfectly to tell the (approximate) time, provided the sun is out! The blade at center turns to lay flat as desired, but flips up to stand at 90 degrees in order to be