Collection Highlights
Great Attraction at the Masonic Hall...Joice Heth
Date:
1835
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1835.49
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wall clock
Object Number:
INV.252
Date:
1780-1840
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 6 in. ( 31.1 x 22.2 x 15.2 cm )
Marks:
handwritten(?): on tag attached to object: "DUTCH WEIGHT CLOCK" and "John Ward Dunsmore / April 1941"
Description:
"Wag-on-the-wall" clock with circular dial painted in black and white on square wooden backing with semi-circular top; dial surrounded by red, pink, and green painted floral and foliate designs; clockworks visible from sides and encased in wooden frame; metal chains for weights hang from works; pendulum missing.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Ward Dunsmore
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
