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Description: | A four-fold glass with 15-, 30-, 45- and 60-minute ampoules. The glasses are filled with brick-red coloured sand. The central joints are bound over with twine. The engraved brass stand has 18 wire supports. It is engraved with a foliate design and has decorative edging where the glasses touch the base. The engraved design is different on each base. Parts of the decorative edging have broken off. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Subjects: | hour-glasses | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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