Sand glass
Category
Scientific instruments
Date
1730 - 1770
Materials
Wood, Glass, Sand, Wax, Textile
Measurements
120 mm (Height); 65 mm (Diameter)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1333456
Summary
Sixteen-minute sand glass. Wooden frame with four plain pillars and circular ends. The glass bulbs have a central wax and textile junction. Unsigned, perhaps mid-18th century.
Provenance
CPW Item 91 Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.