Three Sand Glasses, anonymous, c. 1860

Identification

Title(s)

Three Sand Glasses

Object type

sand glass

Object number

NG-MC-1118

Inscriptions / marks

inscription, on model 1, on the top: ‘15 S / MARINE / Nº 199 / IMPERIALE’
inscription, on model 2, on the top: ‘30 S / MARINE / Nº 223 / IMPERIALE’
inscription, on model 3, on the top: ‘30 S / MARINE / Nº 425 / IMPERIALE’

Description

Set van drie logglazen, één van 15 seconden en twee van 30 seconden. De zandlopers zijn gemonteerd tussen houten plaatjes die bijeengehouden worden door messing bouten.

Creation

Artist

instrument maker: anonymous

Place

France

Dating

c. 1860

Material and Technique

Physical features

wood, cork, brass, glass and sand

Material

Measurements

(1): height 12.5 cm × diameter 6.6 cm
(2): height 13.6 cm × diameter 6.7 cm
(3): height 13.6 cm × width 6.8 cm × depth 7.1 cm

Explanatory note

In totaal werden vier logglazen in 1862 door de heer De la Marche, hydrografisch ingenieur van de Franse Marine, aan de Nederlandse Marine aangeboden; een glas van 15 seconden is verloren.

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

transferred 1883

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Relations

Parts

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.645409

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