Object Number 1966.0694 A, B

Object Name

Clock (Tall clock)

Category

Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

David Rittenhouse (Inspiration for fake)
1732-1796
RELATIONS: JOHN GORGAS (UNCLE)

Place of Origin

Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1755-1929

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Dial, lower center; "David Rittenhouse. - Norriton." engraved in script
2. Inscription; Dial, reverse side; "Repaired / 1-12-1923 / W.E. Emory / Washington D.C." and "1-12-1923" lightly engraved
3. Inscription; Case, trunk door, interior;

Materials

Tulip poplar; Oak, white; Paint; Brass; Copper; Lead; Iron; Zinc; Silver; Tin

Dimensions (inches)

78.25 (H) , 14.5 (W) , 8.25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

198.755 (H) , 36.83 (W) , 20.96 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD at cornice. W (base) 12.875 in. (32.6 cm); D (base) 7.75 in. (19.6 cm). Pendulum rod overall length: 42.5 inches. Dial: 8 inches diameter. In 1990 the conservation lab's XRF analysis of the clock dial brass indicated the following results: Copper 67.59%, Zinc 25.13%, Lead 6.67%, Iron 0.56%, Silver 0.03%, and Tin 0.02%.

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: fig. 208.
[Thesis] LaFond, Edward Francis. 06//1965 "The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum Collection of American Clocks". M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in Early American Culture
• See pp. 108-113, pl. XI
[Book] Forman, Bruce Ross. 2000 Clockmakers of Montgomery County, 1740-1850.
• On Rittenhouse, see pp. 44-45; also p. 89 for a similar example..
[Book] Davidson, Marshall B. 1967 The American Heritage History of Colonial Antiques.
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