Clock

DateCirca 1859

MediumCast metal

Dimensions17 3/8 × 14 1/2 in. (44.1 × 36.8 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.2573

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionClock in a cast-metal figure of a sailor. The works are mounted in wooden peaked-roof cabinet, in turn housed in cast-metal half-round statue, shaped as a sailor's figure surrounded by nautical icons (anchors, cable, etc.). Clockworks by American Clock Co.; Casting by N. Muller.ProvenanceFace is cardboard replacement in appropriate style. Pendulum is not original but is correct type. Key is possibly not original but is correct vintage and type.

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