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Acorn Mantel Clock

Collection Type

  • Clocks and timekeeping

Date

1847-1860

GUSN

GUSN-2482

Description

No description

Details

Descriptive Terms

acorn clocks
timepieces
glass (material)
brass (alloy)
Brass
Mahogany
Glass
Painted
Eglomise
Church
City
Acorn
Floral
Clock

Associated Building

Subject Trinity Church,

People and Organizations

New York, NY
Trinity Church

Maker

Possibly Forestville Manufacturing Co. (Maker)

Location of Origin

Bristol, CT, USA

Dimensions

24 x 15 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.509

Reference Notes

Fales, Dean A., Jr.. American Painted Furniture: 1660-1880. [No Publisher].

Places

Connecticut (United States)

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