Clear glass hourglass in a wooden cage. The hourglass consists of two lacriform chambers connected at the points. It is filled with red sand. The dark wooden cage consists of two round disks connected with four turned spindles spaced just close enough to contain the hourglass.
Context
Used in the Old West Church in Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1945.16
Source or Donor
Kent, Dorman B.E. (1875-1951)
Credit Line
from Dorman Kent
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Hourglass
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Sandglass
Nomenclature Class
Timekeeping T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
