On View
Not on viewClock Hands
Terms
- Clock Hands
- Metal
Dimensions1.2 × 8.9 cm (1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)
Object numberTH92.4
DescriptionTwo clock hands and washer (TH92.4) to patent timepiece (banjo clock, TH92) and clock face TH92.3. Mahogany, mahogany veneer; gilded pine, painted glass, brass, steel. Mahogany veneered case with gilded rope turnings around neck and tablet. Dial enameled and inscribed, partly rubbed off. Brass strips on either side of neck. Painted glass panel, probably original on neck and similar one with two boys and a man fishing in a river spanned by an arched bridge in tablet. Gilded acorn finial at top. 9 gilded balls under the bracket which has an acorn drop. See Th89 for correspondence. "Curtis" style. Painted face and two hands on NS, shelf 2.
Collections
- Henry David Thoreau Collection
Object number: TH92.3
