Clock (Tall clock)

  • Category:

    Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments

  • Creator (Role):

    John George Hoff Sr. (Probable maker)

    John George Hoff Jr. (Probable maker)

    John Hoff (Possible maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1800-1816

  • Materials:

    Mahogany; Mahogany veneer; Zebrawood; Satinwood ; Pine, hard; Pine, white; Brass

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.1026


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1957.1026

Object Name

Clock (Tall clock)

Category

Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John George Hoff Sr. (Probable maker)
1733-1816

John George Hoff Jr. (Probable maker)
1788-1822

John Hoff (Possible maker)
1776-1818

Place of Origin

Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin of the clock works is Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Origin of the clock case is Pennsylvania, probably alsoLancaster or Philadelphia.

Date

1800-1816

Subjects

American eagle

Materials

Mahogany; Mahogany veneer; Zebrawood; Satinwood ; Pine, hard; Pine, white; Brass

Dimensions (inches)

107 (H) , 20.75 (W) , 15.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

271.78 (H) , 52.705 (W) , 39.37 (D)

Measurement Notes

OH with finials; OW and OD at bottom of hood. W (trunk) 13.375 in. (33.9 cm); W (base) 18.375 in. (46.5 cm); W (feet) 19.125 in. (48.5 cm); D (trunk) 9.375 in. (23.7 cm); D (base) 12.5 in. (31.7 cm); D (feet) 13.125 in. (33.2 cm).

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. 152.
[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
pp. 155-61.
[Book] Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
Published on p. 107, cat. no. 18.
[Book] Wood, Stacy B.C., et al. 1977 Clockmakers of Lancaster County and Their Clocks, 1750-1850.

[Book] Sullivan, Gary R. & Keller, Kate Van Winkle. 2017 Musical Clocks of Early America, 1730-1830. 390.
Published: pp. 173-4, cat. 80.
[Book] Keller, Kate Van Winkle & Sullivan, Gary R. 2017 The Music of Early American Clocks, 1730-1830. 260.
Music information p. 42.