Clock

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Object Details

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Skeleton clock (a) on oval brown wooden base (d) with four bun feet and ivory (?) and wood decorative panel showing bird amidst foliage. Circular brass chapter ring with hours I - XII; exposed brass movement with fusee and chain; fitted glass vitrine (b); circular key (c).

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wiesenberger

Date

ca. 1890

Accession Number

1967-66-30-a/d

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

timepieces & measuring devices

Decorative Arts

Clock

Medium

Brass, wood, ivory(?)

Dimensions

H x W x D (Dust Mitigation 2012): 31 x 24 x 16 cm (12 3/16 x 9 7/16 x 6 5/16 in.)

made in

Scotland

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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/kq4e24b8d69-55f1-409a-8d94-835e61a964ea

Record ID

chndm_1967-66-30-a_d

Clock

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Date

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