Lantern Clock
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Title
Lantern Clock
Subject
Furnishings & Equipment; Measuring devices; Timepieces; Clocks
Description
The English lantern clock is also known as the birdcage clock and was the first type of household clock to come to common use in England. This particular lantern clock is missing its side doors and the weights that would have been attached to the bottom with either rope or chains, however, it would generally be attached to the wall, a shelf, or be given a place on the mantel and thus because of its position became a central part of English households.
Source
Gift of Judge Elihu Taft
Date
1625-1675
Contributor
Curated by Elizabeth Helfrich
Identifier
1932.28.66
Coverage
England