sand glass
Date: 17th Century
Inventory Number: 7295
Classification: Sand Glass
Subject:
Maker: German ?
Collector: Joseph Drecker (1853 - 1931)
Collector: David P. Wheatland (1898 - 1993)
Place of Origin:
Dimensions:
18.2 x 11.3 x 6.4 cm (7 3/16 x 4 7/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Overall - Storage: 18.5 x 11.5 x 6.5 cm (7 5/16 x 4 1/2 x 2 9/16 in.)
Description:
Oblong bases if brass hold of pair of sand glasses, each formed from two ampoules joined together. Ampoules decorated with ornate designs in red paint on front. These appear to read 2/4 and 4/4.
Cloth covering at waist secured with criss-crossed silver cord. Thin frame pillars of twisted brass.
Cloth covering at waist secured with criss-crossed silver cord. Thin frame pillars of twisted brass.
Signedmaker's mark: [open-mouthed fish]
Curatorial RemarksOne of metal posts is coming apart from the frame
Modern test took 30 min. on left side, 56 min. on right.
Modern test took 30 min. on left side, 56 min. on right.
ProvenanceJoseph Drecker, Aachen, Germany, before 1928 (no. 242c); Frederik Casparus Wieder, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 1928; D. P. Wheatland, Topsfield, MA, 1959; gift to CHSI, ca. 1987.