Hourglass
- Object Name:
- Hourglass
- Object ID:
- 1934.011.02
- Place of Origin:
- England
- Date:
- 1750-1775
- Description:
- Hourglass. Owned by Mary Towle Philbrick (1761-1844) of Hampton, NH. Oak and unidentified conifer. Two round bases, each grooved in pattern of concentric circles. Five vertical columns, three of which are turned in ball and vase design; the remaining two are rectangular. The glasses are joined with string and wax, now broken.
- Material:
- Wood
Oak
Glass - Dimensions:
- H-7.1 Dia-3.6 inches
- Provenance:
- Label on hour glass reads, "Hourglass property of Mary, daughter of Elisha Towle and she married James Philbrick. She gave it to her daughter Hannah who was born Jan. 12, 1779 and married Perley Bartlett of Salisbury, Mass. She gave it in----- to her son James Philbrick Bartlett and he gave it to his daughter Betsey Bartlett Quimby of Exeter by who it is presented to the N.H. Historical Soc., Sept. 1934." Mary and James Philbrick were of Hampton, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Betsey Bartlett Quimby
- People:
- Philbrick, James (1761-1836), Bartlett, Hannah (1797-1866), Bartlett, James P. (1830-1884), Quimby, Betsey H. (1860-1935), Philbrick, Mary (1761-1844)
- Subjects:
- Hourglasses
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