Object Number 1959.2807 A

Object Name

Clock (Tall clock)

Category

Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Cunnius (Cabinetmaker)
2/17/1733-2/20/1808
Cunnius married Maria Elizabeth Catherine Griesemer (b.1736) in Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Daniel Oyster (Clockmaker)
1766-1845

Place of Origin

Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Southeastern Pennsylvania

Date

1790-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Front of waist.; "JC" intertwined
2. Inscription; Dial; "Daniel Oyster"

Materials

Walnut; Pine; Gilt; Paint; Enamel; Sheet iron

Dimensions (inches)

97.375 (H) , 21.625 (W) , 10.625 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

247.33 (H) , 54.93 (W) , 26.99 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW is at pediment. OD is at cornice.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Huber, Randall B. 2001 Documenting the Talent of John Cunnius: Berks County Master Craftsman. Historical Review of Berks County. (Spring): 88-90.
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[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: p. 50, fig. 12.
[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Published: figs. 4.44 and 4.45, pp. 180 and 261.
[Book] Machmer, Richard S. & Machmer, Rosemarie B. 1995 Berks County Tall-Case Clocks, 1750-1850.
• Published: cat. no. 16, p. 54.
[Article] Minardi, Lisa. 2014 Adam Hains and the Philadelphia-Reading Connection. American Furniture. 143-201.
• Published: p. 170, fig. 47.