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Case Clock

​Inscribed Seth Thomas case clock with wooden works. The walnut is case of local origin. Inlaid with small strip on bottom section.

ACC 1979.3

OBJ 1979.3.28

79 1/2” tall. Face width 15”. Center column width 13 3/4”. Bottom width 16 1/2”. Face depth 10”. Center depth 8”. Bottom depth 9”.

Estimated date: 1815-1820



What visitors say

Thank you so much for leading us on a guided tour of the Joel Lane House! I had no idea that the kitchen was separate from the main house, and how different the two are. I had always assumed that the most dangerous job for a slave was in the fields, but your expertise showed me that the kitchen (because of the heat and potential for fire) was actually the most dangerous for a slave woman…

Maggie