Acorn Clock
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1847–50
Acorn Clock made by Forestville Manufacturing Company (1835–1853), dated 1847–50, from American. The museum records its materials as: Mahogany, laminated. Recorded dimensions: 24 3/8 x 14 5/8 x 5 1/8 in. (61.9 x 37.1 x 13 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 1970.289.6; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Mahogany, laminated
- Dimensions
- 24 3/8 x 14 5/8 x 5 1/8 in. (61.9 x 37.1 x 13 cm)
- Materials museum
- Mahogany, laminated
- Dimensions museum
- 24 3/8 x 14 5/8 x 5 1/8 in. (61.9 x 37.1 x 13 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- American
- Geography
- Made in Bristol, Connecticut, United States
- Date recorded
- 1847–50
- Maker recorded
- Forestville Manufacturing Company (1835–1853)
- Museum department
- The American Wing
- Museum object name
- Clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1970.289.6
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, maker attribution and specifications against horological references.