Accession No

1225

Brief Description

sand-glasses, 1700 (c)

Origin

Maker

Class

horology

Earliest Date

1700

Latest Date

1700

Inscription Date

Material

wood; glass; cloth (canvas); rope (string); ivory; stone (sand)

Dimensions

length 320mm; breadth 55mm; height 199mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated by Mrs. Archer in 1952.

Inscription

Description Notes

Set of four sand-glasses in wooden mount with 8 turned struts. Each glass in two pieces, the joint bound with canvas and string and covered with turned wooden piece (one broken). Orange powder. Ivory cap covers hole for one main strut.

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