Collection Highlights
Properties, Including Vacant Plots, Foreclosed in Manhattan During 1930-1931-1932
Date:
March 29, 1933
Object Number:
LIB.F128.HD251.R28
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Luce Center
Shelf clock
Object Number:
1963.82
Date:
1805-1815
Medium:
Wood, brass, glass, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 1/4 x 12 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. ( 84.5 x 30.8 x 14 cm )
Marks:
painted in black: inside oval medallion: "R. Cheney / WOODSTOCK"
Description:
Shelf clock in tall wooden case; square lower section with bracket feet and bands of satinwood inlay, and rectangular upper section with door with arch-shaped glass window revealing painted wooden dial; floral sprays below dial on either side of oval medallion with inscription.
Gallery Label:
Russell Cheney, son of Benjamin Cheney of East Hartford, Connecticut, moved to Woodstock after 1800.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
