Clock, Shelf

Object Name:

Clock, Shelf

Object ID:

1972.089.017

Creator:

Ingraham & Company, The EliasClockmaker

Place of Origin:

Bristol, CT

Date:

1880-1884

Description:

Shelf Clock. "Doric" type. Materials: Rosewood; glass; paper (dial); brass; plywood; secondary wood pine and unidentified hardwood. Gable top, straight sides and base with ogee molded upper edge. Base projects at front and sides and is 2" wider and 1" deeper than top. A single door containing two circular glass panels, clear dial glass above and decorated glass below, each with a wooden bezel. Bezels joined by a horizontal wooden strip having a decorative turned boss at each end. Recessed wooden framework behind door with circular openings corresponding to glass panels. Front of case surrounding door is ogee molded along side and gable edges. Lower glass panel decorated with reverse transfer-printed stylized rosette in gold against a clear ground. Door fastened with a brass catch. Round printed paper dial backed with zinc and bordered at inner and outer edges with rims of brass. Roman hour numerals; pierced, steel hour and minute hands matching in design; two winding holes, with brass grommets, below center of dial, metal alarm dial. Eight-day, brass movement with strike and alarm. Impressed mark on front plate: "E. INGRAHAM & CO. / PAT OCT 8 78 NOV 11 79 / BRISTOL CONN.". Entire outer surface of case veneered with rosewood except for framework behind door which is stained plywood. Inner surface of door painted black and is unidentified hardwood. Large, printed label (gilt lettering on brown ground) glued to inner surface of backboard reading in part: "MANUFACTURED BY / THE E. INGRAHAM & CO. / BRISTOL, CONN.". Partially legible pencil inscription on reverse: "S Hardy (?) Mar 25 83." Additional figures and letters. Separately stored parts: pendulum bob, winding key.

Material:

Wood
Rosewood
Glass
Metal
Tissue

Dimensions:

H-16.5 W-10.5 D-4.875 inches

Provenance:

Clock made by The E. Ingraham & Co., Bristol, CT. Clock has inscription of S. Hardy (unidentified), 1883; Hardy probably cleaned and/or repaired the clock at that time.
This clock was acquired by donor in 1953 from Lewis Foote; no further information given. It is part of a large clock (and related materials) collection, including not only clocks made in New Hampshire, but also several made elsewhere, acquired in New Hampshire by the donor, Charles S. Parsons (1904-1988) and probably used here.

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles S. Parsons

People:

Hardy, S., Foote, Lewis, Parsons, Charles S. (1904-1988)