Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

WOODEN CABINET WITH GLASS DOOR & METAL HARDWARE/ WOOD & METAL WORKING PARTS/ PAPER LABELS AFFIXED TO INSIDE BACK OF CABINET/ [SEE NMST CONDITION REPORT IN SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FILE FOR DETAILS OF MATERIALS]

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

74,0 cm

Largeur

44,5 cm

Hauteur

11,0 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

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Diamètre

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Volume

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Lexique

Groupe

Horlogerie

Catégorie

Horloges

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

TERRY

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Connecticut

Ville

Plymouth

Contexte

Pays

Amérique du Nord

État/province

Inconnu

Période

1860'S TO PRESENT

Canada

CLOCK BELONGED TO DR. JOHN HAMILTON PARKIN, CBE, AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED AUTHORITY IN AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH, WHO HAD A DISTINGUISHED CAREER AT THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL. THE CLOCK ORIGINALLY CAME INTO THE PARKIN FAMILY THROUGH DR. PARKIN'S GRANDMOTHER.

Fonction

USED TO 'TELL' TIME

Technique

THIS CLOCK WAS MANUFACTURED BY THE ELI TERRY CO. TERRY DEVELOPED 'SHELF CLOCKS' THAT WERE ONE-DAY CLOCKS MADE EXCLUSIVELY WITH WOODEN WORKS. HE EXPERIMENTED WITH THE DESIGN OF HIS CLOCKS UNTIL 1817 WHEN HE PATENTED HIS 'PERFECTED WOOD CLOCK' CALLED THEPILLAR SCROLL TOP CASE CLOCK. (REF.1)

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

ORIGINAL PAPER LABELS AFFIXED TO INSIDE OF CLOCK BACK READ IN PART: 'PATENT CLOCKS./ [DRAWING OF EAGLE]/ INVENTED BY/ ELI TERRY./ Made and Sold/ PLYMOUTH [?]NNECTICUT/ ELI TERRY & SON./ WARRANTED IF WELL USED./.../ FOLSOM & HURLBUT, PRINTERS HARTFORD, CONN./ DIRECTIONS,/ TO SET THIS CLOCK RUNNING./ [INSTRUCTIONS]/ DIRECTIONS,/ TO KEEP THIS CLOCK IN ORDER/ [INSTRUCTIONS]'/ HANDWRITTEN: 'J.G.H./14/61/ 1 1/4'

Manque

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Fini

STAINED & VARNISHED WOOD/ HANDPAINTED DESIGNS ON PILLARS, PEDIMENT, CLOCK FACE & GLASS PANEL

Décoration

PILLARS & TOP PIECE: PAINTED FLORAL DESIGNS/ CLOCK FACE: GOLD FLORAL DRAWINGS IN EACH CORNER AND IN CIRCLE AROUND CLOCK CENTRE/ ON GLASS ON BOTTOM HALF OF DOOR: HANDPAINTED SCENE OF LARGE ESTATE & GROUNDS WITH PATTERNED BORDER/ CARVED SIDE PILLARS & SCALLOPED TOP