Portable Hourglass

CultureFrench or Italian
Titles
  • Portable Hourglass
Datelate 17th century
Possible placeItaly
Possible placeFrance
MediumGlass, leather, painted paper, and fabric
DimensionsOverall: 4 15/16 × 1 13/16 × 1 13/16 in. (12.5 × 4.6 × 4.6 cm)
Object numberBF.2008.5
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
On view

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Object Type
Provenance[Kunstkammer Georg Laue, Munich]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 2008.

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