Clock (Tall clock)

  • Category:

    Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments

  • Creator (Role):

    John Townsend (Cabinetmaker)

    James Wilson (Clockmaker)

    David Williams (Probable maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1770-1785

  • Materials:

    Mahogany; Pine, Eastern white; Chestnut; Iron; Brass

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.0802


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1959.0802

Object Name

Clock (Tall clock)

Category

Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Townsend (Cabinetmaker)
12/17/1732-1809

James Wilson (Clockmaker)

David Williams (Probable maker)

Place of Origin

Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Date

1770-1785

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Dial, beneath calendar arch; "David Williams/ New Port."
2. Mark; Clockworks, on false plate; "Wilson" cast into the iron plate

Materials

Mahogany; Pine, Eastern white; Chestnut; Iron; Brass

Dimensions (inches)

96 (H) , 21.25 (W) , 10.75 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

243.84 (H) , 53.98 (W) , 27.305 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at cornice, OD at cornice, W (waist) 14.00 in., W (base) 17.50 in., W (feet) 19.75 in., D (feet) 10.00 in.

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: no. 205.
[Book] Palmer, Brooks. 1950 The Book of American Clocks.
Related: plate 86, no. 124 (similar forms).
[Book] Heckscher, Morrison H. 2005 John Townsend: Newport Cabinetmaker.
Related example catalog no. 21.
[Electronic] Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
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