Description
This clock is a copy of one made by Ernestine Guerrero of San Antonio, Texas of the original that was give to Franklin D. Roosevelt and now resides at the FDR museum in Hyde Park, New York. We don't know if she made the original or someone else. It is a beautifully made Cathedral with a great deal of sawn fretwork stained dark. Many of these fretwork pieces utilized wood from cigar boxes as it usually has a fine grain. The base of the structure is framed with ripple molding. The dial and movement appear to be the type offered by the Gilbert Clock Co. The structure is housed in an oak case with glass sides and door to protect it, apparently made about the same time. The height given is for the fretwork clock. The case is a bit taller and much wider with fretted figures at the side. Height 41 inches
Record courtesy of R.O. Schmitt Fine Arts