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Large Green-Glass Hour-Glass in Wooden Frame

Inventory Number 11225


Item type
Object
Physical material
Wood
Dimensions
Height: 340mm Width: 183mm Depth: 172mm Weight: 1kg
Inventory No
11225

Description

One half is broken.

Hourglass contained in a frame with six wooden bars and a wooden octagonal base and top. Wood is stained dark. The glass is coloured green with a bung at the narrowest central point that appears woven. Remnants of sand remain in lower bulb.