CLOCK

Creator(s): Edward F. Caldwell & Company, Inc. (Manufacturer)

On view in: First Floor Library

About this object

The round clock sits on a rectangular bronze base. In the front are five motifs set in rectangles and in low relief. They are a deer, a fish, an urn of flowers, a bird and a rosette. In low relief supporting the round clock is a small balustrade made from ivory. At each side is a turned ivory columns topped by a small ivory urn. It rests on four ivory pad feet. The clock face has Roman numerals and floral motifs upon it. At the very tip is a bronze globe.

Object name:

CLOCK

Made from:

Bronze -- ivory

Made in:

New York City, USA

Date made:

early 20th Century

Size:

29.8 x 24.8 cm (11 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

16.39

Class:

TIMEPIECE

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973