Name/Title
Koerber family Waterbury Shelf Clock, 1870Entry/Object ID
1981.261.1Description
Acc. No. 81.261.1
Subject Category: Clocks
Date or Period: 1870
Object: Clock, shelf
Description: Walnut case, in the Gothic style. The complete front of the clock is on a hinge for opening. The clock has brass works and rim around the face is brass. There is no manufacturer's signature on the clock proper. But the brass winding key has incised lettering "Waterbury Clock Co.". Top of the clock has a pediment with three delicate turnings. The case is accentuated with walnut veneer panels. The case of the clock is hydraulically laminated in a curved shape. It has an elaborate nickel-plated pendulum.
Size: 24" high and 14"x5" base.
History of Object: Victorian shelf clock, circa 1870, a wedding present to Mr. & Mrs. August Koerber. Mr. Koerber and relatives own the Koerber Wood and Coal Yards. He was also appointed a member of the Alameda Volunteer Fire Department.
Acquired from: Miss Wilhelmine Koerber
Date: April 23, 1959Interpretative Labels
Label
3/18/2020 MvL: current label:
VICTORIAN-STYLE SHELF CLOCK
(Circa 1870)
This was a wedding gift to
Mr. & Mrs. August Koerber.
Mr. Koerber and relatives owned
the Koerber Wood and Coal Yard,
and he was a member of the
Alameda Volunteer Fire Dept.