Sand glass
Category
Scientific instruments
Date
1730 - 1770
Materials
Glass, Sand, Wax, Wood
Measurements
170 mm (Height); 88 mm (Diameter)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1333455
Summary
Sand glass. Wooden frame with circular ends and five plain pillars, four round, one rectangular. The glass bulbs are joined with a central wax junction. Unsigned, perhaps mid-18th century.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.