Description: A wall clock constructed with a toleware case, enamel face encircled by a decorative stamped brass front. The brass bonnet extends 6" above the case. A small child with a dog stamped in brass directly above clock face. Other animals and figures complete the scene. Two weights included. There is a loud chime. Provided is a custom made wood support, 12 x 18 x 5.5" which can be mounted beneath the clock for hanging.

History: The first mechanical clocks, employing the verge escapement mechanism with a foliot or balance wheel timekeeper, were invented in Europe at around the start of the 14th century, and became the standard timekeeping device until the pendulum clock was invented in 1656. The invention of the mainspring in the early 15th century allowed portable clocks to be built, evolving into the first pocketwatches by the 17th century, but these were not very accurate until the balance spring was added to the balance wheel in the mid 17th century. The pendulum clock remained the most accurate timekeeper until the 1930s, when quartz oscillators were invented, followed by atomic clocks after World War 2. Although initially limited to laboratories, the development of microelectronics in the 1960s made quartz clocks both compact and cheap to produce, and by the 1980s they became the world's dominant timekeeping technology in both clocks and wristwatches. Atomic clocks are far more accurate than any previous timekeeping device, and are used to calibrate other clocks and to calculate the proper time on Earth; a standardized civil system, Coordinated Universal Time, is based on atomic time.

Provenance: Arthur J Connolly, Naples, FL

Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 25.75 | Height(in) = 18 | Width(in) = 20 | Depth(in) = 8

Size of Artwork(in): 16 x 9.75 x 6"

Artist Name: N/A

Medium: Tole Ware, brass, enamel.

Circa: Circa 1850

Some scratches on enamel face. Left lower side has slight dent.