clock, tall case

Object/Artifact

Historical Society of Carroll County, Maryland

Name/Title

clock, tall case

Entry/Object ID

2003.003.001

Description

Clock, tall case. Made in Maryland, c.1920. A: case; chamfered waist with applied block decorations at top and bottom of corners; inverted teardrop inlay around keyhole. Applied crown molding and 4-band horizontal reed molding around top (just below junction with hood); single panel in front of base. Attached feet. Back constructed of a single board with sound hole near top. 90.5"h x 18.5"w x 10"d. B: hood; solid sides; columns at front the rear corners; arched door with clear glass; broken neck pediment with rosettes. Curve on pediment is obviously hand-carved. 31"h x 19.5"w x 10.5"d. C: works; painted iron face; pink flowers at corners; Roman numerals on time dial; 3 hands; painted moon dial; scale above moon dial calibrated from one to 29 1/2 in Arabic numerals. Signed "Jacob Wolf Westminster" on face, just above hands. D: pendulum. E, F: cast iron weights. G: key. H: crank. I, J: pair of brass finials, sphere with spire, added to clock much later. Overall size 94.5" x 19.5" x 10.5".

Acquisition

Accession

2003.003

Source or Donor

Alban, Theodore F.

Acquisition Method

Gift