Collection Highlights
Castle Garden, New York City
Date:
1859
Object Number:
1972.13
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ship's clock
Object Number:
1941.880
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Brass, other metal, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. ( 8.3 x 15.9 cm )
Marks:
painted in black: on dial: "THOMAS POWELL / 1846 / SETH THOMAS / U.S.A."
Description:
Circular brass ship's clock with removable glass front over silver painted sheet brass dial with black painted Roman numerals and other inscriptions; pierced with two holes for winding key; smaller, second-counting dial set above central dial.
Gallery Label:
The inscription "THOMAS POWELL / 1846" was most likely added by the collector, George W. Murdock.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
