Beautiful Early 19th Century Treen Sand Glass Timer - Approx. 4 Minutes folk animal Made from what was ready

Made from what was ready at hand

perhaps most of all this orange figure in the foreground--apparently being spewed into existence by the larger

And it appears that the landscape is painted in oils rather than watercolor

also known as Dead Man's Buff

Beautiful Early 19th Century Treen Sand Glass Timer - Approx. 4 Minutes folk animal Made from what was readyAnother, to my eye, perfect object, and I swear I could pass a whole day just watching the sand pass from one end of the glass bulb to the other. C. 1820s or so British I believe, with beautifully turned fruitwood ends, and recesses on the interior that cradle the free floating glass. Pretty rare to find (rather amazing for the glass to have endured some 200 years, really), some of these had ornately turned posts, but I really love the simplicity of