Clock
ca. 1935 (made)
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Place of origin |
This Art Deco-style clock was made in Shanghai, the most fashionable Chinese city in the 1930s, and also the most technologically advanced. It is not known if B.E. Co. was a foreign firm trading in China. The consumer would have been either a Chinese eager to adopt a western life style, or a Westerner living in China at that time.
Object details
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Wood and steel |
Brief description | Art Deco style clock with key, wood and steel, by B.E. Co., Shanghai, ca. 1935 |
Physical description | Art Deco style clock with key. |
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Credit line | Given by Pamela Marchant |
Object history | Wedding present given to two Scots, Lieut Tom Marchant and Robina Bookless, who got married in Chongqing, west China, in 1935. |
Summary | This Art Deco-style clock was made in Shanghai, the most fashionable Chinese city in the 1930s, and also the most technologically advanced. It is not known if B.E. Co. was a foreign firm trading in China. The consumer would have been either a Chinese eager to adopt a western life style, or a Westerner living in China at that time. |
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Accession number | FE.565:1, 2-2007 |
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Record created | April 9, 2008 |
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