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Description: | A 30-minute glass filled with speckled ochre sand. The centre joint is bound and covered with red wax. The stand is made from wood (possibly boxwood). It has circular bases and three turned supports which are attached to the stand with ivory feet (six in total, three on each base). The stand is decorated with six ivory acorns which are placed between the supports.
caption: Hour glass, AST0073. Cut out of E0115.
caption: Hour Glass | 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 |
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