Education

OBJECT OF THE WEEK

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c. 1800–1813

Description:

Acquired while traveling through France in 1812 and 1813, this elegant French clock was one of Stephen Van Rensselaer IV’s possessions that he took to the manor house in 1840, when he and his wife Harriet moved in. Its surface—richly ornamented with gilt … Learn More

Things to think about: What materials are used to create this object? How are the different elements in the decoration related to each other? Why do you think it is in the museum's collection?

Comments:

Comment by Brenell mayfield | 03/21/2014

Love this place

Comment by Teddi McCarthy | 05/24/2017

Interested in a summer programfor 8yr old girl

Reply by Sarah Clowe

Hello Teddi,

Thank you for your interest in summer programming here at the Albany Institute. Here is a link to the Artful Mornings summer program offerings: http://www.albanyinstitute.org/educationproduct/product/Artful-Mornings-2017.html We hope to see you and your young artists this summer!

Comment by Jennifer Santspree | 02/09/2019

Will you be holding Artful mornings this summer

Reply by Sarah Clowe

Hi Jennifer,

Thank you for your interest in our summer Artful Mornings program! The summer programs will be published March 1st and are expected to run from the weeks of July 9th to August 27th 2019. We hope to see you and your young artists at the museum this summer.

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