Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Clock, Shelf |
Catalog Number |
77.54.1 |
Collection |
Timepiece |
Other Name |
Gilt Column |
Date |
1853 |
Description |
c. 1853 Chauncey Jerome shelf clock 30-hour weight-driven brass time and strike movement Type 1.313 with front plate stamped at bottom Chauncey Jerome New Haven, Conn USA, Painted zinc Roman dial with raised chapter, label on inside back: Patent Brass Clocks, Manufactured and Sold by Chauncey Jerome, New Haven, Conn., printer John H. Benham. Mahogany veneered gilt column case with ogee panels in bottom and top front, gilt columns painted over, frosted glass tablet. |
Maker |
Chauncey Jerome |
Material |
Brass, glass, zinc, mahogany veneer |
Place of Origin |
New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
Notes |
Weights are missing. |
