Object Details
Manufacturer
John Scott
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Rectangular base resting on moulding and slight feet. On front, moulding in shaoe of rectangle with concave corners. Slender case with arched door. Clock house projecting, with cut, fluted corners, arched glass windows on side, and arched door. Above, cut-out scrollwork below concave arched top, and three brass urn-and-flame- finials. Brass face partly engraved, deocrated with applied scrolls. Four white enamel ring dials and name plate.
Credit Line
Gift of Irwin Untermyer
Date
1770–75
Accession Number
1957-11-14-a/k
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
timepieces & measuring devices
Decorative Arts
Clock case
Medium
Carved wood
Dimensions
H x W x D: 162.6 x 31.1 x 24 cm (5 ft. 4 in. x 12 1/4 in. x 9 7/16 in.)
made in
London, England
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1957-11-14-a_k