On View
Not on viewHourglass
DateLate 1700s
Terms
- Hourglasses
- Glass
- Mahogany
- United States
Dimensions29.97 x 13.97 x 9.53 cm (11 13/16 x 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHourglass, unknown maker, American, late 18th century. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Cummings E. Davis; F310.
Object numberF310
DescriptionMahogany, glass. Blown glass sandglass enclosed in mahogany frame. Glass is clear and colorless, opening at one end. Inside that end of glass is cloth-covered cork that filled hole. Sand now missing. End pieces connected by three lathe-turned posts, each with simple baluster turnings. Ends of posts project through end pieces some 1/4" to form legs. Wood varnished.
