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Painting

Title:
"The Story" or "The Clockmaker"
Object Name:
Painting
Creator:
Perry, Jr. Enoch Wood
Date:
circa1905
Material:
Canvas
Dimensions:
H-39 L-9 Cir-90 inches
Description:
Oil painting by Enoch Wood Perry, Jr. depicting a man seated at a workbench before a window holding a clock. A young boy is standing nearby, pointing at the clock. They appear to be talking. The man may either be telling a story about the clock or explaining how it works to the boy.

Written on frame "By Mr. Perry at his studio opposite Willis Marston homestead on Diamond Ledge Rd." Believed to be duplicate of 1971.6.9 1971.9.2, both accessioned in 1995.
Provenance:
Gift of Albert B. and Mary Jane Hoag of Sandwich NH. They purchased it at auction in 1919.
Subjects:
Painting, Clock, Watch, Time, Children
Collection Name:
Perry, Jr., Enoch Wood Collection
Item Number:
1974.0003.0001
Accession Number:
1974.0003
Type of Material:
Objects
Copyright Statement:
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Participating Organization:
Sandwich Historical Society
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