Wooden mantle clock with mirror-front door. The front of the clock is flanked by two columns, each painted black and stenciled with gold. The top of the clock has a decorative panel that is also painted black with gold stenciling. The face of the clock has roman numerals and the corners are decorated with gold scrollwork. The back wall of the interior is papered with a label that reads, "IMPROVED CLOCKS, MANUFACTURED AND SOLD BY E. M. BARNS, Chimney Point, Vermont. Warrented [sic] if well used."
Context
Made by Edgar Merriam Barnes in Addison, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1994.9
Source or Donor
Hall, C. Eleanor
Acquisition Method
Gift
Made/Created
Artist
Barnes, Edgar Merriam (1805-1871)
Date made
1830 - 1834
Place
Town
Addison
County
Addison County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Clock, Shelf
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Clock, Mantel
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Clock
Nomenclature Class
Timekeeping T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
