Schoolhouse wall clock w/walnut octagonal framing around clock dial w/Roman numerals.
Lower rectangular extension of clock houses pendulum, visible behind glass door w/reverse painting of black w/gilt scrolling.
Sides of this have carved brackets.
This clock hung in a tavern on Erie Street in Willoughby, OH.
Passed down through family members.
Clock was also used in the schoolhouse on Chillicothe Road in Mentor, which has since become a private home. (Note: not sure if this is true)
Use
Hung in tavern in Willoughby, OH.
Collection
Timekeeping
Made/Created
Notes
Made: Made in New Haven, CT
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Clock, Wall
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Clock
Nomenclature Class
Timekeeping T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Material
Wood, Glass, Brass
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
General Notes
Note
Notes: Clock not only hung in schoolhouse but also in a tavern on Erie Street in Willoughby, Ohio.
Robert C. Mitchell (b.1814 - d. 1873) ancestor of donor. Clock passed down through family.
