This depicts a photograph of a sundial sited at the museum. The drawing for this work is also held by the Sackner Archive. The motto refers to the fact that it is the "golden sun" that is the origin of the shadow which indicates the solar hour. This work is also depicted in Bulletin of the National Galleries of Scotland No.3, a pamphlet periodical held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.