Name/Title
Standing Clock of the McIntosh family, c. 1700sEntry/Object ID
2025.49.2Description
Acc. No. 25.49.2
Subject Category: Homes of Alameda, Interior Decor; Citizens of Alameda
Date or Period: 1700s
Object: Standing clock
Description: Standing clock of two different kinds of wood, possibly rosewood, with rectangular base with recessed horizontal oval, tapering pendulum case with door and two lathe-turned spiral posts, and enamel clock face with roman numerals in black and ponters in gold-colored (bronze?), in carved case, and carved finial. The clock chimes every hour. The calendar mechanism is broken.
Size: base: Width: 22 1/2 x Depth: 10 inches. Overall height to top of finial: 85 inches.
History of Object: Scottish clock, owned by the McIntosh family, likely dating to the 1700s or early 1800s. First owners on record were Peter Richard McIntosh (1851 (Perth, Scotland) and his wife, in Blantyre, Scotland; their son Richard (1881-1957), tool and die maker, had moved to 1012 Willow St. in Alameda and the clock came to him around the horn with his brother Andrew in 1923. It next was moved to 1012 Willow St with Andrew's niece Elizabeth McIntosh (1915-2003), and subsequently the clock was willed to Elizabeth's brother, Richard Peter McIntosh (1913-2009), who lived at 1629 High Street.
Donors: Estate of Richard Peter McIntosh, via Heather Daroczi, Amy Cecchettini, Peggy Cecchettini
Donation Date: 2/20/2025
Catalog Date: 3/5/2025
