Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
ca. 1837
1953.197
Wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wall clock
Object name
Wall clock
Date
1780-1840
Medium
Wood, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 13 5/8 x 9 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 34.6 x 24.8 x 13.3 cm )
Description
"Wag-on-the-wall" clock with rectangular wooden dial with semicircle at top; white ground painted with Roman numerals, columns with yellow bases and capitals entwined with vines and fruit and flower arrangement in semicircle; clockworks housed in wooden frame with open sides; chains for weights hang from works; pendulum missing.
Object Number
INV.251
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.