sand glass
Datecirca 1800
Inventory Number7307
ClassificationSand Glass
Subject
Dimensions10.1 x 14.4 x 5.9 cm (4 x 5 11/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Overall - Storage: 15.4 x 27.5 x 15.4 cm (6 1/16 x 10 13/16 x 6 1/16 in.)
Overall - Storage: 15.4 x 27.5 x 15.4 cm (6 1/16 x 10 13/16 x 6 1/16 in.)
Material
AccessoriesWooden 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.
DescriptionAmpoules blown in one piece. Two pear-shaped ampoules blown in one piece
Double Sand-glasses of 5? and 10? minute duration with ampoules blown in one piece, possibly belonging to sand-glass frame Inventory # DW 178
Double Sand-glasses of 5? and 10? minute duration with ampoules blown in one piece, possibly belonging to sand-glass frame Inventory # DW 178
SignedNot marked.
Curatorial RemarksOne of bulbs was originally labelled "DW273," and the frame was originally labelled "DW0178".
FunctionDavid P. Wheatland, Topsfield, MA; gift to CHSI.
ProvenanceDavid P. Wheatland purchased from Harrold E. Gillingham, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1949. Donated to CHSI c. 1985.
Historical AttributesTimed at 5 min., 29 sec., but sand stopped flowing on one occasion (2/19/91).
