"Old Clock of Mahogany & Inlay"

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Collection Type

Decorative arts

Date

1906-05-04

GUSN

GUSN-303043

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Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
Albums -- Design Drawings
"Miscellaneous. Easels. Pedestals. Clocks."
Miscellaneous. Easels. Pedestals. Clocks. -- Page 40
"Old Clock of Mahogany & Inlay"
(current record)

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Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
- Albums -- Design Drawings
  - "Miscellaneous. Easels. Pedestals. Clocks."
    - Miscellaneous. Easels. Pedestals. Clocks. -- Page 40
      - "Old Clock of Mahogany & Inlay" (current record)

Description

Design drawing titled "Old Clock of Mahogany & Inlay" rendered in pencil on trace. Front and side views are shown. Chippendale-style tall-case clock has inlay trim on hood and upper panel of trunk section; recessed rectangular panel on trunk door; and plain base with cyma-curve skirt and bracket feet. Title, dimensions, and design notes are handwritten in pencil. Also handwritten are: "Robert Brown Mens Et Det. May 4 1906," "From an old clock works by Houston of Johnson[sic] Scotland," "Colored sketch of this by G. B. P.," and "11392."

Details

Descriptive Terms

clocks
tall case clocks
design drawings

Physical Description

1 design drawing in pencil on trace (12 x 7 1/2 inches)

Collection Code

CC010

Collection Name

Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

Date of Acquisition

2012

Reference Code

CC010.001.015.002.001

Record Details

Originator

A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Manufacturer)

Material Type

design drawings

Description Level

Item

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