Heirloom Clocks Tell Time And Stories
Tall Case Clocks Opens April 7, 2012
Tall case clocks evoke memories of ancestors (hence the 20th-century names of “grandfather” and “grandmother” clocks). But what do they tell us about the men who made them and the first families who owned them?
Tall Case Clocks
More than 20 southern clocks on display from
April 7 to December 31, 2012.
At the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Musem
Explore this exhibition of more than 20 southern clocks from the Colonial Williamsburg collections and discover how the dual importance of a clock’s monetary value and family importance have made them the ideal object to be passed down through generations. Learn about the clock mechanism and wooden casework, the history of the form, the trade practices of the makers, ownership, and cost.
Admission included in all Colonial Williamsburg admission tickets and passes as well as Museum single-day tickets and annual passes.
