Object Number 1960.1149

Object Name

Clock (Tall clock)

Category

Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Connell (Maker)

Thomas Wagstaffe (Maker)
1724-1802
Quaker. Also served as a London agent for Philadelphia silversmith Joseph Richardson, Sr.

Place of Origin

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

Secondary Place of Origin

London, England, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

Wagstaffe's movement made in London

Date

1770-1790

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Works, moon dial border; "Thomas Wagstaffe London" engraved in script
2. Signature; Pendulum bob, reverse; "Ths Wagstaffe" engraved in script
3. Label; Pendulum case, inside back; William Connell's printed label

Materials

Pine, hard; Walnut; Pine, white; Brass; Glass; Cedar, Northern white; Silver; Lead

Dimensions (inches)

105 (H) , 20.5 (W) , 11 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

266.7 (H) , 52.07 (W) , 27.94 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chippendale Furniture: Middle Atlantic and Southern Colonies.
• Published: fig. 121, 121a.
[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. 207
[Article] Fales, Martha Gandy. 11//1962 "Thomas Wagstaffe, London Quaker Clockmaker". Connoisseur. CLI (609): 193-201.
• Published: ill. p. 197, fig. 10