Accession No

2634

Brief Description

log glass in wooden frame with four turned supports, 1800-1900

Origin

Maker

Class

navigation; horology

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

wood; glass; stone (sand); cork

Dimensions

height 135mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Sotheby’s, London, England; lot 10, 13/6/1980.

Inscription

‘28’

Description Notes

Log glass in wooden frame with four turned supports. The number 28 for the 28 second timing is painted on the top in black. The log glass is filled with a black substance, possibly sand. Cork plug in one end.

Condition: fair.

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