Houston Museum of Fine Arts -- Houston TX - Hourglass on Waymarking.com

The waymarked portable hourglass is on permanent display as part of a "Cabinet of Curiosities" exhibit of treasures in the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts. The hourglass is on the east wall of Room 217, in the Audrey Jones Beck Building.

Information about the history of this specific hourglass is skimpy, but it appears to have been made in France or Italy in the 17th century. It is worn and dinged up from being carried as a portable timekeeper.

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"PORTABLE HOURGLASS

ARTIST French or Italian
TITLE Portable Hourglass
DATE late 17th century
MEDIUM Glass, leather, painted paper, and fabric
DIMENSIONS: 4 15/16 × 1 13/16 × 1 13/16 in. (12.5 × 4.6 × 4.6 cm)

CURRENT LOCATION: The Audrey Jones Beck Building, 217, BLAFFER GALLERIES

ACCESSION NUMBER BF.2008.5"

The Houston Museum of Fine Arts Beck Building is located at 1001 Bissonnet St, in the Museum District of Houston, TX. For more on the MFAH, see their website here: (visit link)

What type of hourglass is it?: Hourglass Is this hourglass accessible 24/7?: no If the hourglass is not accessible 24/7, open hours for the location of the hourglass: Museum Hours Closed Monday, except holidays Tuesday–Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday–Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, 12:15 to 7 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day

Visit Instructions:
You must provide proof of your visit, it can be in the form of an original photo that you have taken of the hourglass, or a description of the hourglass and of your visit. "Armchair" visits will be deleted.

If you can provide additional information about the hourglass, this will be welcome.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log   03/14/2017 Benchmark Blasterz visited it