Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments
John Townsend (Cabinetmaker)
James Wilson (Clockmaker)
David Williams (Probable maker)
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1770-1785
Mahogany; Pine, Eastern white; Chestnut; Iron; Brass
1959.0802
Object Number1959.0802 |
Clock (Tall clock)
Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
John Townsend (Cabinetmaker)
12/17/1732-1809
James Wilson (Clockmaker)
David Williams (Probable maker)
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1770-1785
1. Signature; Dial, beneath calendar arch; "David Williams/ New Port."
2. Mark; Clockworks, on false plate; "Wilson" cast into the iron plate
Mahogany; Pine, Eastern white; Chestnut; Iron; Brass
96 (H) , 21.25 (W) , 10.75 (D)
243.84 (H) , 53.98 (W) , 27.305 (D)
OW at cornice, OD at cornice, W (waist) 14.00 in., W (base) 17.50 in., W (feet) 19.75 in., D (feet) 10.00 in.
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[Book] Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 205.
[Book] Palmer, Brooks. 1950 The Book of American Clocks.
• Related: plate 86, no. 124 (similar forms).
[Book] Heckscher, Morrison H. 2005 John Townsend: Newport Cabinetmaker.
• Related example catalog no. 21.
[Electronic] Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
• RIF2275