Brigg's Rotary Shelf Clock

John C. Briggs, American, active 1840 - 1880

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1856-1880

Wood, brass, lead, paper, and sheet metal

Overall: 6 1/4 × 5 1/8 in. (15.9 × 13 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Alice Runyon

F.979.182.49

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

19th century

Object Name

Clock

Research Area

Decorative Arts

Not on view

Inscriptions

Stamped, on back plate, along top: PAT AUG 1855./ JULY 1856

Publication History

Rowell, Hugh Grant. "American Collector" unknown date or page.

Provenance

Dr. Hugh Grant Rowell, 1963; Mrs. Alice Minnerly Runyon, North Tarrytown, New York; given to present collection, 1979.

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