This is a mysterious clock! This clock is not inscribed with a maker. I have not taken it apart so it might have something on the inside.
It is so unusual.....I have searched countless sites and I can find nothing similar. It appears to be brass with a marble base. It does not work. It was my father's who would be 90 if he were alive.
Born Mary Ella Williams in Port Burwell, Ontario, Dignam studied art at the Western School of Art and Design in London, Ontario. In 1886 she went to New York City to further her training at the Art Students League, followed by time in Paris, France at the artist's workshop run by Raphaël Collin (1850–1916) and Luc-Olivier Merson (1846–1920). Her paintings were eventually exhibited in Canada and abroad. She was a tireless worker for female artists and was a founding member and the first president of the Toronto-based Women's Art Association of Canada (WAAC).
She helped establish the International Society of Women Painters and Sculptors with branches in London, Paris, Philadelphia and Melbourne. In 1900, she helped organize the first all-female international art exhibition at the Grafton Galleries in London. She was hired by Moulton College in Toronto to establish and lead its art department.
An 8" tall, 6" wide primarily green pitcher with a basket base in perfect condition. The design is handpainted flowers with stems and acorns in raised relief. There is a raised "dot" pattern on the handle and around the spout. Under the lid is an attached cork. There are no markings or name on the bottom. It belonged to my grandmother, but I do not know where she got it, or how long she had it before she died. It has been in our family for at least 80-90 years.
