Clock, Shelf

Object Name:

Clock, Shelf

Object ID:

1940.008.01

Creator:

Jerome, Chauncey (1793-1868)Clockmaker

Place of Origin:

Bristol, CT

Date:

1830-1845

Description:

Shelf Clock. Made by Chauncey Jerome (1793-1868). Bristol, CT. "Ogee" type. Vertically oriented rectangular door with two glazed panels; clear glass above and decorated glass below. Lower panel slightly greater in height. Front of case, surrounding door, molded in shallow ogee curve with fillet at all four outer edges. Reverse stenciled decoration in lower glass panel. Large floral spray at center, in gold, green, off-white and brown, with some red and blue, on clear, lozenge-shaped ground with blue and gold border. Spandrels decorated with gold scrolls on striped, brown and off-white ground, stripes running parallel to sides of central lozenge. Door fastened with brass catch. Square, painted wooden dial beneath upper glass panel, with roman hour numerals and pierced, steel hour and minute hands, matching in design. Painted floral spray in spandrels in pink and white with green foliage. Two winding holes with brass grommets below center of dial. "Made by C. Jerome, Bristol, Ct. U.S.A." in black script above center in semi-circular formation. 30 hour brass movement, stamped: "Made by C. Jerome / Bristol Conn / USA," with strike. Case veneered on front and sides. Top and bottom of pine. Weight sheaves projecting through top of case. No nail holes in backboard. Dial probably tulip poplar. Large printed label glued to inner surface of lower backboards, reading in part: "Patent / Brass Clocks, / Made and Sold by / Chauncey Jerome, / Bristol, Conn." Printed by Elihu Greer, Hartford, Conn. Pencil inscriptions on back surfaces of door and dial, apparently giving dates of cleanings and/or repairs in 1859 and 1865 by Peter Libby. Additional inscriptions on dial reading: "Estate of Charles F. Libby June 1930." Circular saw marks evident on inner surface of backboard. Paper label on back giving accession information.
Separately stored parts: winding key, pendulum bob, two cast iron weights (cylindrical).

Material:

Wood
Mahogany
Glass
Metal
Brass

Dimensions:

H-25.625 W-15.375 D-4.25 inches

Provenance:

Clock with a maker's/seller's mark of Chauncey Jerome, Bristol, CT Inside the clock is a label from the estate of Charles F. Libby (1855-1929), Scarborough, Maine. Donor has contributed other furnishings from the estate of Charles Libby; Miss Jewell may have purchased these items at an estate sale or auction.

Credit Line:

Gift of Margaret H. Jewell

People:

Jerome, Chauncey (1793-1868), Libby, Charles F. (1855-1929), Jewell, Margaret H. (1866-1970)