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Clock (Candlestand clock)
Patent Torsion Timepiece
Silas Burnham Terry, Terryville Manufacturing Company
1852-1853
Category
Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments
Creator/Artist/Maker
Silas Burnham Terry (Clockmaker)
Place of Origin
Terryville; Connecticut; United States; North America
Materials
- Brass
- Tin
- Glass
- Paper
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1959.1139
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1139
Object Name
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
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Dial
Inscription: "TERRYVILLE / MF'G. CO./ TERRYVILLE CONN." black paint
Type: Inscription
Location: Brass, reverse
Inscription: "TERRYVILLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY TERRY VILLE, CONN. [star] PATENTED OCT 5\TH 1852" inscribed
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Brass
- Tin
- Glass
- Paper
- Iron
Dimensions (inches)
9.87 (H) x 4.75 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
25.08 (H) x 12.07 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Diameter given is of base.
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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