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Hour-glass
A 60-minute ship's glass filled with light beige coloured sand. It has a wooden stand with six carved supports, and red paint on the edge of the bases. There are holes in the base plates: these are for attaching a rope becket (loop of rope) so that the glass could be hung from a beam, where it would be less affected by the ship's motion.
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Object details
| ID: | AST0080 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Hour-glass |
| Display location: | Display - Tudor and Stuart Seafarers Gallery |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 17th century; circa 1630 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 357 mm; Diameter: 203 mm |