Clock (Candlestand clock)

  • Title:

    Patent Torsion Timepiece

  • Category:

    Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments

  • Creator (Role):

    Silas Burnham Terry (Clockmaker)

    Terryville Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

  • Place of Origin:

    Terryville, Connecticut, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1852-1853

  • Materials:

    Brass; Tin; Glass; Paper; Iron

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.1139


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1959.1139

Object Name

Clock (Candlestand clock)

Title

Patent Torsion Timepiece

Category

Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Silas Burnham Terry (Clockmaker)
1807-1876

Terryville Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

Place of Origin

Terryville, Connecticut, United States, North America

Date

1852-1853

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Dial; "TERRYVILLE / MF'G. CO./ TERRYVILLE CONN." black paint
2. Inscription; Brass, reverse; "TERRYVILLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY TERRY VILLE, CONN. [star] PATENTED OCT 5\TH 1852" inscribed

Materials

Brass; Tin; Glass; Paper; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

9.87 (H) , 4.75 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

25.08 (H) , 12.07 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Diameter given is of base.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Thesis] LaFond, Edward Francis. 06//1965 "The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum Collection of American Clocks". M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in Early American Culture
Published: Plate LIX, fig. 1, pp. 289-290.
[Book] Roberts, Kenneth D. 1973 Eli Terry and the Connecticut Shelf Clock. 320.
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