Clock

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Clock

Entry/Object ID

GHS 2052

Description

Center medallion of carved mahogany (?) of a basket of fruit surrounded by many deeply carved leaves with flat topped pillar on either side. Square glass fronted door covering gilt over encimal clock face with Roman numerals with half-round turned black pillars on either side which extend down to lower 2 tiers. Next tier is a rectangular mirror and bottom tier has picture of landscape, ball feet. written in pencil inside of dock face glass frame: (very hard to read).

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

USA- Ives & Co. Bristol

Dimensions

Height

37-1/2 in

Width

16-13/16 in

Depth

5 in

Material

mahogany, glass, brass, ivory

Provenance

Notes

GHS Catalogue: Recieved from Miss E.B. Prettyman daugher of Mrs. E. Bogze Prettyman, 147 Pelham Road, Germantown 3 decker clock-fine- period 1830. Donated May 18, 1961.