|
Date: |
|
Description: | A four-fold glass with 15-, 30-, 45- and 60-minute glasses. The glasses bear the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 in red paint on each bulb, indicating the number of quarter-hours measured. There is also a flower painted on each bulb in red paint. They are filled with a white substance that is possibly ground eggshell. The central joints are bound with twine. The glasses are in a stand made from black wood carved in a Gothic style. There are seven supports carved with a spiral twist design. There is a mounting on the back for hanging the glasses on a wall. A piece of carving is missing from the top right of the back of the stand.
caption: Hour Glass (German - Maker Unknown) | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | hour-glasses | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
|
|