Acorn clock

Creator:

Forestville Manufacturing Company, active 1831-1855

Published/Created:

Bristol, Hartford county, Connecticut, United States
ca. 1845–1850

Physical Description:

27 x 10 1/2 in.

Materials:

Laminated wood; églomisé glass

Notes:

Sack catalogue description: Acorn mantle clock, the dial inscribed "Forestville Manufg Co., Bristol CT U.S.A." above an original églomisé panel with a view of the State Capitol in Hartford, Connecticut, the case and door are formed of laminated wood; the case is supported on an ogival veneered base.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 9, p. 2527, pl. P6146.

Variant Titles:

Acorn mantle clock

Topics:

Furniture--United States
Wall clocks

Period/Style:

Federal

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

6146

Genre:

acorn clocks (AAT)

Format:

Image
Physical Object

Content Type:

Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Prints & Photographs

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Public

Source Title:

Israel Sack, Inc., Archive

Source Created:

New York, New York, United States
1957–1990

Source Note:

Sack, September 1989
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship.

Folder:

Folder 10667 cab2dr3

Yale Collection:

Yale University Art Gallery

Digital Collection:

Israel Sack Furniture Archive

OID:

10956066

PID:

digcoll:844469