Mantle clock

Object/Artifact

Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Name/Title

Mantle clock

Entry/Object ID

2008.06.01

Description

A mantle or shelf clock with internal label reading "Invented by Eli Terry, Made and Sold in Plymouth Connecticut by Eli Terry Jun" dating to the middle of the 19th century having lions paw feet, turned quarter pillars and vegetable ivory escutcheon. The top rail is carved with baskets of fruit. The clock is missing its original painted face, and its reverse-painted lower glass panel. Clock was owned by James Rosamond and was in Pinehurst (famous Rosamond home) for many years.

Collection

Rosamond Family Collection

Cataloged By

Ridley, Rachel

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Clock

Nomenclature Class

Timekeeping T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Clock & watch industry, Clocks & watches

Search Terms

Rosamond Woolen Mill

Dimensions

Width

16-3/4 in

Depth

4 in

Length

31 in

Material

Wood, Metal

Location

Shelf

Shelf 89

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Date

November 7, 2023

Location

Shelf

VI-I, VI-I

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Moved By

Moxley, Matthew

Date

February 21, 2012

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Rosamond, James

General Notes

Note

Status By: Moxley, Matthew Status Date: 2012-02-21

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

March 14, 2009

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

November 12, 2023