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Metadata
Object ID |
F_3_002 |
Title |
[Dedication of Mather Sun Dial] |
Collection |
Photo Archives |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
1907 |
Year Range from |
1907 |
Year Range to |
1907 |
Description |
Woodrow Wilson and Viscount James Bryce, British ambassador to the United States, at the dedication of Mather Sun Dial in 1907. The sundial is a replica of the 1551 Turnbull Sun Dial at Corpus Christi College. Sir William Mather gave the sundial to Princeton University to "symbolize the connection between Oxford and Princeton [and]… Great Britain and America." |
Place |
Princeton, NJ |
Print size |
4 3/4" x 6 1/2" |
Subjects |
People Men Presidents Ambassadors Sundials Dedications Ceremonies Crowds Trees Universities & colleges University presidents |
People |
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922 Mather, William, Sir, 1838-1920 |
Search Terms |
Princeton University Mather Sun Dial |
Notes |
Label on back of photo: 38. Lord Bryce 38. British ambassador Bryce and Woodrow Wilson at dedication of sundial brought from Oxford to Princeton campus. c. 1907. Condition: Torn, upper edge. In pencil on back of photo: * H.3 359 5x7 R3248 Bryce Ambassador to U.S. 1907- + Woodrow Wilson Sundial betw. chapel + McCosh Sir William Mather instrumental in bringing it from Oxford W. Wilson |
Provenance |
Print of glass plate negative in HSP collection. Primarily from local photography studios Kopp and Silvester. N_6_001 is a print of the same image, with the old catalogue number 359 but the Rose number R1877 on the verso. P_1_005 is another print of the same image, with the old catalogue number 3248 on the verso. |