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sand glass

Datecirca 1800
Inventory Number7293
ClassificationSand Glass
Subject
    Dimensions16 × 8.8 × 8.8 cm (6 5/16 × 3 7/16 × 3 7/16 in.)
    Material
      AccessoriesNone
      DescriptionAmpoules blown in one piece, and plugged at one end. Pillars decoratively turned in the middle. Veneer banding support at base. Round bases, four pillars, with two ampoules. About a half hour duration.
      Signedunsigned
      ProvenanceFrederik Casparus Wieder, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, before 1959; D. P. Wheatland, Topsfield, MA, 1959; gift to CHSI, August 17, 1988.
      Historical AttributesTimed at 31 min., 20 sec.
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