Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Clock, Shelf |
Catalog Number |
78.72.28 |
Collection |
Timepiece |
Other Name |
Ogee |
Date |
1845 |
Description |
C 1845 William S. Johnson ogee clock 1845 time and strike, weight-driven movement. Winding arbors in front of painted wooden Roman dial at 4 and 8. Probably mohagany veneer case with painted front glass in design of blue and black with floral basket in front. Gold painted designs at each corner of dial. Label inside back of case reads "improved clock manufactured and sold by William S. Johnson, 1 Portland St., New York, warranted good". Pendulum bob at bottom of case. Label Johnson 16 Courtlandt St., New York |
Maker |
William S. Johnson |
Material |
Brass, paper, mohagany, glass |
Place of Origin |
New York, New York, USA |