Clock, Seth Thomas, Picture Front

Name/Title

Clock, Seth Thomas, Picture Front

Entry/Object ID

66.1.65

Description

Clock, Empire Shelf Clock made by Seth Thomas Clock Co., Clock is wood framed with glass latch door that has a Swiss chalet picture painted on the lower part of the glass. Clock has no turn key but when the pendulum is swung the clock hands move which means that clock is mainly in working order. Clock face is white with black roman numerals. 8 day time & strike spring driven brass movement with alarm.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Seth Thomas Clock Co.

Date made

1810 - 1930

Time Period

19th Century

Place

State/Province

Connecticut

Edition

1870's Seth Thomas Empire Shelf Clock, 8 day time & strike spring driven brass movement.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Seal

Location

Inside front cover.

Transcription

Seth Thomas, Thomaston, Connecticut. Warranted Good. Thirty hour spring clocks. Printed labeled instructions for setting and maintaining the clock.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Label

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Clock, Shelf

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Clock

Nomenclature Class

Timekeeping T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Height

16 in

Width

4-1/2 in

Length

10-1/2 in

Materials

Material

Wood, Glass, Brass, Metal, Paper

Material Notes

Wooden framed clock with glass front latch door that opens to brass gears, a metal painted clock face and printed label instructions attached.

Colors

Color

Off-White/Cream, White, Silver, Brown, Gold, Black, Tan, Green

Color Notes

Brown case that has a wood finish coating. Clock frame opens to brass gears and off-white clock face that was once white with painted black roman numerals and black clock hands. Inside the clock is tan and black from printed label instructions. On the front of the clock is a painted picture known as a swiss chalet picture, a picturesque scene of a house in the mountains with a creek and animals. On either side of the door is a painted black and gold pillar attached to the frame of the clock.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Lillian M. Haight (Filby)