Accession No

1214

Brief Description

sand glass, post 1700

Origin

Maker

Class

horology

Earliest Date

1700

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

wood; glass; stone (sand)

Dimensions

height 169mm; diameter 75mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donation from the Science Museum, London, 15/08/1953. Previously in Convent of the Holy Sepulchre, New Hall, Chelmsford. Previously owned by R.R. Abbot Ethelbert Horne of Downside Abbey.

Inscription

Description Notes

Sand glass in wooden frame with three turned wooden pillars. Pointed ends to bulbs. Completely sealed after filling. 25-minute glass.
Paper label “Cambridge No. 3”.

Condition good; complete.

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