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.
Date: circa 1800
Accessories: Wooden Frame with Turned Pillars made to hold two sand-glasses. The frame is missing one knob on top and its center posts so can no longer support the sand-glasses.
Object number: 7307
