Armillary, (sculpture).

Armillary, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Armillary, (sculpture).

Installed 1928. Dedicated Sept. 5, 1969.

Sculpture: iron; Base: stone.

Sculpture: approx. H. 37 in. x Diam. 24 in.; Base: approx. H. 46 in. x Diam. 80 in.

Armillary sphere composed of four iron rings bisected by an arrow and mounted on a stone base consisting of an upright cylinder (identified as a Shaker lawn roller) and two millstones. One ring of the armillary is marked with Roman numerals on its inner face and functions as a sundial.

Object -- Other -- Globe

Object -- Other -- Sundial

Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland

Administered by Western Reserve Herb Society, 11030 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106

Located Garden Center of Greater Cleveland, 11030 East Boulevard, Herb Garden, Cleveland, Ohio 44106

Incoming SOS! report indicates that sculpture was installed in the Herb Garden when the Garden Center of Greater Cleveland opened in 1928. Sculpture was gift of Lucile Teeter Kissach.

Treated 1993. Rose Metal Industries.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1992.

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