Object Number 1964.0585

Object Name

Clock (Tall clock)

Category

Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Daniel Burnap (Maker)
11/01/1759-1838

Place of Origin

East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, Connecticut River Valley, United States, North America

Date

1786-1790

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Dial, lunette; "Daniel Burnap/ East Windsor" engraved in script
2. Inscription; Pendulum, reverse; "Daniel Burnap" scratched in lead
3. Inscription; Pendulum, front; "Elihu Colton" engraved on brass surface

Materials

Cherry; Pine, white; Brass; Silver

Dimensions (inches)

89.75 (H) , 19 (W) , 11 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

227.965 (H) , 48.26 (W) , 27.94 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD are at knees. W (cornice) 17.875 in. (45.4 cm); W (case) 13 in. (32.9 cm); W (base) 17 in. (43.0 cm); D (cornice) 10.375 in. (26.2 cm); D (case) 7.75 in. (19.5 cm).

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. 209.
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: p. 302, cat.198
[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. 133-135, pl. XVII