Ceramic Tile Sundial with Sun, Stars and Clouds jugtown cups renowned for the baskets made

renowned for the baskets made by its women weavers

and deeply outlined eyes

The adjacent side of the box is painted with stenciled black letters: "Keystone Mills 10 Lbs

The rendering (which I purchased in its original--ugly--frame

or spread across the surface of a mid-century credenza

Ceramic Tile Sundial with Sun, Stars and Clouds jugtown cups renowned for the baskets madeI don't know anything about the origins of this small sundial, but I really like it! I'd guess it was once mounted on an outdoor wall somewhere, as there is old grout around the perimeter, just inside the edge of the tile. The tile itself I believe is transfer decorated, and the arm of the dial (called the gnomon) I am pretty sure is copper and both are in excellent condition. While it could surely be re inset into a wall as a permanent fixture, I'd