Collection Highlights
The Bulls and Bears in the Market
Date:
1879
Object Number:
1971.104
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wall clock
Object Number:
INV.251
Date:
1780-1840
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 5/8 x 9 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 34.6 x 24.8 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
"Wag-on-the-wall" clock with rectangular wooden dial with semicircle at top; white ground painted with Roman numerals, columns with yellow bases and capitals entwined with vines and fruit and flower arrangement in semicircle; clockworks housed in wooden frame with open sides; chains for weights hang from works; pendulum missing.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
