Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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clock
Object Number:
INV.255
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Wood, brass, other metal, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 9 in. ( 6.4 x 22.9 cm )
Marks:
printed paper label: affixed to back (partially illegible): "NEW HAVEN CLOCK Co., / MANUFACTURERS OF / NIGHT AND ONE DAY / BRASS CLOCKS, / Time Pieces and Marine Clocks, / NEW HAVEN, CONN., / AMERICA."
handwritten(?): on note found inside glass door for
Description:
Octagonal clocks with circular dial behind glass door with brass frame, hinge, and latch mechanism opened by pressing brass button protruding from side wall; black painted Roman numerals.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
