Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Ship's clock
Object Number:
1941.817
Date:
1890-1910
Medium:
Oak, brass, other metal, glass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 10 in. ( 8.9 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
printed in black: on dial: "THE NEW HAVEN CLOCK CO. / NEW HAVEN CONN." and "MADE IN USA"
engraved: on bronze plaque: "1863 -- M. MARTIN -- 1918"
Description:
Octagonal oak ship's clock with circular dial; glass window set in brass frame with hinge and latch; Roman numerals and other numbers on dial printed in black on white paper applied to sheet metal backing; bronze plaque with inscription below dial.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
