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Timepiece Collection (#7)

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Background imageTimepiece Collection: Set containing mathematics instruments (square, compsole, pendulum, compas, rules)

Set containing mathematics instruments (square, compsole, pendulum, compas, rules), late 16th century (brass)
DEX5040744 Set containing mathematics instruments (square, compsole, pendulum, compas, rules), late 16th century (brass) by Schissler

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Portrait of Eleonora Gonzaga, 1537 circa (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Eleonora Gonzaga, 1537 circa (oil on canvas)
7146814 Portrait of Eleonora Gonzaga, 1537 circa (oil on canvas) by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c.1488-1576); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Portrait of Count Niccolo Soderini, 1765 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Count Niccolo Soderini, 1765 (oil on canvas)
7062949 Portrait of Count Niccolo Soderini, 1765 (oil on canvas) by Batoni, Pompeo Girolamo (1708-87); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Akan Watch, from Ghana (gold) (detail) (see also 186347, 186349)

Akan Watch, from Ghana (gold) (detail) (see also 186347, 186349)
HSC186348 Akan Watch, from Ghana (gold) (detail) (see also 186347, 186349) by African School; Private Collection; Photo © Heini Schneebeli

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Akan Watches, from Ghana (gold) (see also 186348-349)

Akan Watches, from Ghana (gold) (see also 186348-349)
HSC186347 Akan Watches, from Ghana (gold) (see also 186348-349) by African School; Private Collection; Photo © Heini Schneebeli

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Hour and day dial originating from Brabant (oil on panel)

Hour and day dial originating from Brabant (oil on panel)
472298 Hour and day dial originating from Brabant (oil on panel) by Leuvens Master (15th century); Museums of Louvain, Belgium

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Clock makers in Holland in the late 16th century

Clock makers in Holland in the late 16th century
7301618 Clock makers in Holland in the late 16th century. by Galle, Philip (1537-1612) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clock makers in Holland in the late 16th century)

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Clock makers in Holland in the late 16th century

Clock makers in Holland in the late 16th century
7301615 Clock makers in Holland in the late 16th century. by Galle, Philip (1537-1612) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clock makers in Holland in the late 16th century)

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Illinois Central R. R. freight cars in South Water Street freight terminal, Chicago, Ill. 1943

Illinois Central R. R. freight cars in South Water Street freight terminal, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Illinois Central R.R. freight cars in South Water Street freight terminal, Chicago, Ill. Shows Pabst Blue Ribbon neon sign

Background imageTimepiece Collection: The Virgin Islands? St. Croix?, 1941. Creator: Jack Delano

The Virgin Islands? St. Croix?, 1941. Creator: Jack Delano
The Virgin Islands? St. Croix?

Background imageTimepiece Collection: The yardmasters office at the receiving yard, North Proviso(?), C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942

The yardmasters office at the receiving yard, North Proviso(?), C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
The yardmasters office at the receiving yard, North Proviso(?), C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Doran (Square Leather Box Used as an Inro) with a Watch as a Netsuke From the Spr... probably 1817

Doran (Square Leather Box Used as an Inro) with a Watch as a Netsuke From the Spr... probably 1817
Doran (Square Leather Box Used as an Inro) with a Watch as a Netsuke From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shu), vol. 3, probably 1817

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Bishop Hill: Clock Hand, 1937. Creator: Ivar Julius

Bishop Hill: Clock Hand, 1937. Creator: Ivar Julius
Bishop Hill: Clock Hand, 1937

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Grandfather Clock, 1936. Creator: Alfred Koehn

Grandfather Clock, 1936. Creator: Alfred Koehn
Grandfather Clock, 1936

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Clock, Eight Day, c. 1936. Creator: Walter W. Jennings

Clock, Eight Day, c. 1936. Creator: Walter W. Jennings
Clock, Eight Day, c. 1936

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Clock, c. 1936. Creator: Walter W. Jennings

Clock, c. 1936. Creator: Walter W. Jennings
Clock, c. 1936

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Grandfather Clock, c. 1935. Creator: Walter W. Jennings

Grandfather Clock, c. 1935. Creator: Walter W. Jennings
Grandfather Clock, c. 1935

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Clock Face, c. 1937. Creator: Gene Luedke

Clock Face, c. 1937. Creator: Gene Luedke
Clock Face, c. 1937

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Shelf Clock or Mantel Clock, c. 1938. Creator: James M. Lawson

Shelf Clock or Mantel Clock, c. 1938. Creator: James M. Lawson
Shelf Clock or Mantel Clock, c. 1938

Background imageTimepiece Collection: The Night Blowing Cereus, 1800 (coloured engraving)

The Night Blowing Cereus, 1800 (coloured engraving)
985827 The Night Blowing Cereus, 1800 (coloured engraving) by Reinagle, Philip (1749-1833) (attr. to); 57.5x46 (folio) cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Night Blowing Cereus)

Background imageTimepiece Collection: A Money Saver Coin Bank, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Clementine Fossek

A Money Saver Coin Bank, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Clementine Fossek
A Money Saver Coin Bank, 1935/1942

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Watch Clock, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Ulrich Fischer

Watch Clock, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Ulrich Fischer
Watch Clock, 1935/1942

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Mantel Clock, c. 1937. Creator: Ulrich Fischer

Mantel Clock, c. 1937. Creator: Ulrich Fischer
Mantel Clock, c. 1937

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Banjo Clock, c. 1937. Creator: Ulrich Fischer

Banjo Clock, c. 1937. Creator: Ulrich Fischer
Banjo Clock, c. 1937

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Shelf Clock, c. 1937. Creator: Ulrich Fischer

Shelf Clock, c. 1937. Creator: Ulrich Fischer
Shelf Clock, c. 1937

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Wall Clock, c. 1937. Creator: Ulrich Fischer

Wall Clock, c. 1937. Creator: Ulrich Fischer
Wall Clock, c. 1937

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Clock, Antique, 1938. Creator: Dorothea A. Farrington

Clock, Antique, 1938. Creator: Dorothea A. Farrington
Clock, Antique, 1938

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Clock, c. 1939. Creator: Dorothea A. Farrington

Clock, c. 1939. Creator: Dorothea A. Farrington
Clock, c. 1939

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Mantle Clock, c. 1937. Creator: Lon Cronk

Mantle Clock, c. 1937. Creator: Lon Cronk
Mantle Clock, c. 1937

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Tall Clock, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Elizabeth Curtis

Tall Clock, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Elizabeth Curtis
Tall Clock, 1935/1942

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Congregation of the St. Martins Spiritual Church, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Congregation of the St. Martins Spiritual Church, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Congregation of the St. Martins Spiritual Church

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Possibly: Congregation of the St. Martins Spiritual Church, Washington, D. C. 1942

Possibly: Congregation of the St. Martins Spiritual Church, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Washington, D.C. Congregation of the St. Martins Spiritual Church]

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Interior of a Chinese laundry located under the apartment of... Washington, D.C. 1942

Interior of a Chinese laundry located under the apartment of... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Interior of a Chinese laundry located under the apartment of Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Government charwoman cleaning after regular hours, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Government charwoman cleaning after regular hours, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Government charwoman cleaning after regular hours

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Mr. James A. Colston, president of Bethune-Cookman College and his father... Florida, 1943

Mr. James A. Colston, president of Bethune-Cookman College and his father... Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Winter Park, Florida. Mr. James A. Colston, youthful president of Bethune-Cookman College, talking with his father about the administrative problems

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Charwoman cleaning after regular working hours... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Charwoman cleaning after regular working hours... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Charwoman cleaning after regular working hours at the Office of the Registrar of the Treasury

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Elderly couple eating dinner at their home on Lamont Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. 1942

Elderly couple eating dinner at their home on Lamont Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Elderly couple eating dinner at their home on Lamont Street, N.W

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Half-grown farm boy on main drugstore corner in town, Medford, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Half-grown farm boy on main drugstore corner in town, Medford, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oregon. Medford. Half-grown farm boy on main drugstore corner in town

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Sign in upstairs hall of small hotel, West Carlton, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Sign in upstairs hall of small hotel, West Carlton, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Sign in upstairs hall of small hotel. Population of town: 749. West Carlton, Oregon. ['No Loud Talking After Ten O'Clock']

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Reverend Vondell Gassaway, pastor of the St. Martins Spiritual Church... Washington, D.C. 1942

Reverend Vondell Gassaway, pastor of the St. Martins Spiritual Church... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Reverend Vondell Gassaway, pastor of the St. Martins Spiritual Church, preaching the Sunday sermon

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Fireplace in bedroom of Floyd Burroughs cabin, Hale County, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans

Fireplace in bedroom of Floyd Burroughs cabin, Hale County, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
Fireplace in bedroom of Floyd Burroughs cabin. Hale County, Alabama

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Venezia, La torre dell orologio, Chiesa dis Marco, Palazzo Ducale; Venice, Clock Tower, St Mark s

Venezia, La torre dell orologio, Chiesa dis Marco, Palazzo Ducale; Venice, Clock Tower, St Mark s
7152698 Venezia, La torre dell orologio, Chiesa dis Marco, Palazzo Ducale; Venice, Clock Tower, St Mark s, Palace of the Doges (b/w photo) by Hielscher

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Chivasso, the facade of the cathedral with the bell tower, 1899 (engraving)

Chivasso, the facade of the cathedral with the bell tower, 1899 (engraving)
7210541 Chivasso, the facade of the cathedral with the bell tower, 1899 (engraving) by Stud.Coop.im (19th century); 28x22 cm; Private Collection; © AmpieVedute.art

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Synchron wall clock, for AEG, 1908 (painted metal & brass)

Synchron wall clock, for AEG, 1908 (painted metal & brass)
1698934 Synchron wall clock, for AEG, 1908 (painted metal & brass) by Behrens, Peter (1868-1940); diam: 28 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Background imageTimepiece Collection: An Interior (oil on canvas)

An Interior (oil on canvas)
6431011 An Interior (oil on canvas) by Hilsoe, Hans (1871-1942); 58x48.2 cm; Private Collection

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Romania: Sighisoara, The Clock tower (b / w photo)

Romania: Sighisoara, The Clock tower (b / w photo)
6017459 Romania: Sighisoara, The Clock tower (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sighisoara, The Clock tower)

Background imageTimepiece Collection: Seventeenth-century Water-clock, in Norwich Museum (litho)

Seventeenth-century Water-clock, in Norwich Museum (litho)
6028909 Seventeenth-century Water-clock, in Norwich Museum (litho) by Roe, Fred (1864-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seventeenth-century Water-clock, in Norwich Museum)




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"Timeless Treasures: A Glimpse into the World of Timepieces" Step back in time to the Chicago World's Fair, where Meier's Wonderful Clock mesmerized visitors with its intricate craftsmanship and precise movements. In 1933, Tyme introduced the elegant Ermeto Movado ladies pocket watch, a true symbol of sophistication and style that captured hearts around the world. Bensons luminous wristwatch from 1915 revolutionized timekeeping by allowing wearers to effortlessly read the time even in dimly lit environments. Transport yourself to Layton Brothers Restaurant in Windsor, Berkshire through a captivating black and white photograph featuring their enchanting wall clock – a testament to both culinary excellence and punctuality. Jane Austen enthusiasts will delight in an exquisite color lithograph illustrating Northanger Abbey, where a charming clock serves as a reminder that every moment counts in matters of love and intrigue. The gatehouse wall clock at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast stands tall as a silent witness to countless ships setting sail on grand adventures across oceans throughout history. Asprey of Bond Street entices horology aficionados with their alluring advertisement, showcasing meticulously crafted timepieces that epitomize luxury and refinement. Marvel at London's iconic Clock Tower from 1899 – an architectural masterpiece housing not only Big Ben but also centuries worth of stories etched within its timeless walls. Journey back to 1887 when Big Ben first chimed alongside Westminster Palace, forever engraving itself into our collective memory as one of London's most beloved landmarks. Discover hidden beauty within an oak cupboard dating back to c. 1830; nestled inside is an ornate clock inset that whispers tales from another era while keeping track of fleeting moments.