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Clock case

Cooper Hewitt

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    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
    Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4db772d99-9e41-492b-a253-11ccda53c678

    Record ID

    chndm_1957-11-14-a_k

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