Sand Glass of 15 Seconds

anonymous, c. 1860

De zandloper is gemonteerd tussen houten plaatjes die bijeengehouden worden door messing bouten.

  • Artwork typesand glass
  • Object numberNG-MC-1118-1
  • Dimensionsheight 12.5 cm x diameter 6.6 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood, cork, brass, glass and sand

anonymous

Sand Glass of 15 Seconds

France, c. 1860

Inscriptions

  • inscription, on the top:15 S / MARINE / Nº 199 / IMPERIALE

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-1118-1

Entry

Set of three sandglasses (NG-MC-1118-1, NG-MC-1118-2, NG-MC-1118-3), one of 15 seconds, two of 30 seconds. The glasses are mounted between two wooden plates, held together by brass bolts.

Four glasses were presented to the Dutch Navy in 1862 by Mr De la Marche, hydrographic engineer of the French Navy.1J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 1118; HNA 2.12.01 Min. Marine, Exh. 19/3/1862 N401 (not found). The fourth glass, a 15 second glass, is lost.

Literature

J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 1118

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Sand Glass of 15 Seconds, France, c. 1860', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/200316071

(accessed 9 December 2025 14:52:53).

Footnotes

  • 1J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 1118; HNA 2.12.01 Min. Marine, Exh. 19/3/1862 N401 (not found).