Object Number 1957.0995 A

Object Name

Clock (Shelf clock)

Category

Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

David Wood (Maker)
1766-1855
RELATIONS: DANIEL BALCH, SR. (MASTER)

Place of Origin

Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Door, interior; "David Wood/ WATCH & CLOCK MAKER,/ Newburyport" pritned on paper label
2. Inscription; Door, interior, left of label; "SM Mariner/ Portland(?)/ Feb-10-1845/[flourish]" in pencil
3. Inscription; Door, interior, below label; "Jon\n. Garland Jan. 9\t 1863/ [illeg.]" in pencil

Materials

Mahogany; Mahogany veneer; Satinwood ; Ebony; Pine, white

Dimensions (inches)

33.18 (H) , 11.625 (W) , 5.75 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

84.277 (H) , 29.528 (W) , 14.605 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at feet; OD at feet. W (cornice) 10.375 in., W (hood) 9.75 in., W (base) 11.375 in., D (cornice) 5.00 in., D (hood) 4.50 in., D (base) 5.625 in.

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published:: No. 171.
[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
• Published: pp. 243-47, pl. XLVII.