In 2011 the administrators of Strawberry Mansion, a historic house open the public about a mile north of Mount Pleasant in East Fairmount Park, sold a clock at auction they deemed inconsistent with their furnishing plan. I had the chance to photograph the clock before the auction.
Hood of the clock case.
Detail of the hood.
Detail of the hood.
Detail of the hood.
Three quarter view, front
Detail of the hood.
Three quarter view, back.
The clock dial. “William Anderson, Lancaster” is engraved along the top of the arch. Lancaster, in the district of Lancashire, England is about 50 miles north of Liverpool.
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