CLOCK
DateBefore 1790
Geography
Summerside ?; Charlottetown ?
Dimensions217 x 46 x 24 cm
Object numberHF.86.130.1 A-E
DescriptionTall grandfather clock. The capital is removable with a glass panel in front of the clock face. On this wood that holds the glass in place is a small square ivory pull. On either side of the door is a grecian style column. The weight case has a door with brass lock and rectangular inlay in lower portion. The upper section of the weight case has an arched impression. The base is inlaid with sections of veneer. The base of the clock has four simple feet. The capital is topped with two scrolls and a vase shaped finial. The clock face is decorated with a paint of a bouquet of flower in a gold colored dish.Narrative
Narrative Phillip Callbeck (1744-1790) first attorney of P.E.I.; his wife Anne Coffin (1752-1826). See Government House Committee meeting minutes, 19861001, for information on Callbeck source.
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