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A) Clock: French feet; shaped apron; simple bead moulding around lower door; crossbanded upper door; scrolled pediment; painted clock face; brass pendulum. B) Rectangular shelf with curved corners, supported by an S-scrolled projection.
shelf clocks
timepieces
brass (alloy)
glass (material)
mahogany (wood)
veneer
tin (metal)
Hepplewhite
Mahogany
Mahogany Veneer
Tin
Brass
Glass
Hepplewhite
CLOCK
Inscribed in chalk inside, lower case: ""Take out this/board than[sic]/weight.""
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
42.5 x 11.375 x 5.25 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.541AB
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