Greetings fellow dialists,
I am seeking advice about a country house pedestal dial of the seventeenth
century. It is a valuable dial by a known maker and stands in the estate
grounds, which are open to the public. The administrator of the estate is
aware that the dial is at risk of theft and has
You're right to think that any 17th century dial is at risk if left outside - not just by theft but also by continuing erosion by acid rain.
The correct thing to do is to move the original dial inside the house where it can be properly secured and looked after. It could be replaced outside by
