Brass mantel clock

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Collection Type

Clocks and timekeeping

Date

1890-1910

GUSN

GUSN-174085

Description

Brass mantel clock with porcelain face, glass case. Floral garlands in a circle around hand mount, gold-toned hands.

Details

Descriptive Terms

clocks
timepieces
brass (alloy)
glass (material)
porcelain
Late Victorian
egg and dart moldings
floral patterns
Clock

Inscription

"SHREVE CRUMP & LOW Co/BOSTON" (Painted on clock face)
"MADE IN FRANCE" (Painted on clock face)
"MADE IN FRANCE/B" (stamped)

Associated Person

Quincy, Edmund, 1903-1997

Additional Identification Number

8.18
EQ54

People and Organizations

Metropolitan Moving & Storage

Quincy, Edmund, 1903-1997

Maker

Shreve, Crump & Low (Manufacturer)
Shreve, Crump & Low (Retailer)

Location of Origin

Boston, Massachusetts

Dimensions

12 x 7 3/4 x 6 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Estate of Edmund Quincy

Accession Number

2009.5.18

Places

Probably Massachusetts (United States)
France
Probably Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

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