Log in to see this item in other languages
Oil clock
Designed for night use, this oil clock consists of a glass phial inserted in a pewter lamp. Time was measured by the amount of oil left in the phial. The instrument is incomplete—the graduated hour scale is missing—and thus inoperative.
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Type of item
- Oil clock
- timepieces
Medium
- pewter, glass
- Glass
- pewter (tin alloy)
- glass (material)
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Type of item
- Oil clock
- timepieces
Medium
- pewter, glass
- Glass
- pewter (tin alloy)
- glass (material)
Providing institution
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- 18th cent.
- 17XX
- 1800
- 1701
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:401061
Extent
- height 325 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/multimedia/HourglassesWaterClocksCombustionClocks.html
Year
- 1701
- 1800
Providing country
- Italy