Shelf Clock

Date1890

Mediumoak, glass, brass, iron

Dimensionsclock: 21 1/2 × 14 3/4 × 4 3/4 in. (54.6 × 37.5 × 12.1 cm)
winding key: 2 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (5.1 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)
pendulum: 6 1/4 × 2 1/8 × 3/8 in. (15.9 × 5.4 × 1 cm)

ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Casimira Baca

Object numberPC1987.63.4.A

DescriptionThis object is a tall, ornately decorated shelf clock. The white clock face and winding coil sit behind a glass door with an octagonal top. White paintings line the side of the glass, with a dragon located in the bottom right-hand corner. The top and sides of the main compartment of the clock have large, flat, wooden panels whose edges have been carved into protruding decorative patterns. A roundel with a floral motif inside is visible on the upper panel near the top of the object. The clock sits upon a rectangular base that has repeating botanical motifs carved onto the sides. An engraved pendulum with an eagle on its surface is present with the object, along with a winding key and two newspaper scraps related to clock repair.

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