Clock, Mantel
Maker and role
Chauncey Jerome, Manufacturer
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Object detail
Accession number
1966.538
Maker
Description
Shelf clock, driven by suspended weights. Walnut veneer. Oblong case 30" tall x 16¼" wide x 4¼" deep. View of St. George's Church, Edinburgh, painted on glass on pendulum plane. Manufacturer's instructions for setting and running the clock are printed on paper pasted inside the case. There are hand-written notes in pencil on the back of the glass picture panel. Pendulum (labelled 1966.538.2) has been removed and is wrapped separately and inside clock case.
Marks
"VIEW OF / ST. GEORGES EDINBURGH." Painted
"CHAUNCEY JEROME. / CLOCK MAKER. / EIGHT DAY / CLOCKS, / MANUFACTURED BY / CHAUNCEY JEROME, NEW HAVEN, CONN. / WARRANTED GOOD. / Directions for setting the Clock Running, and keeping it in order. / ..." Printed
"CHAUNCEY JEROME. / CLOCK MAKER. / EIGHT DAY / CLOCKS, / MANUFACTURED BY / CHAUNCEY JEROME, NEW HAVEN, CONN. / WARRANTED GOOD. / Directions for setting the Clock Running, and keeping it in order. / ..." Printed
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Chauncey Jerome. Clock, Mantel, 1966.538. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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