Object Number 1957.0971 A, B

Object Name

Clock (Tall clock)

Category

Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Jacob Godshalk (Inspiration for design)-1781

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

Case is Chester County.

Secondary Place of Origin

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

Secondary Origin Notes

Movement is Philadelphia.

Date

1740-1760

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Engraved on dial plate plaque; "Jacob Godshalk Philadelphia"

Materials

Walnut, black; Pine, Northern white; Beech; Glass; Brass

Dimensions (inches)

88.75 (H) , 21.5 (W) , 11.75 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

225.425 (H) , 54.61 (W) , 29.845 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD are at the cornice.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Thesis] Griffith, Lee Ellen. 1988 Line-and-Berry Inlaid Furniture: A Regional Craft Tradition in Pennsylvania, 1682-1790. Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
• Published: p. 3, fig. 2.
[Article] Griffith, Lee Ellen. 1989 "The line-and-berry inlaid furniture of eighteenth-century Chester County, Pennsylvania". Antiques and Fine Art. (May)
• Published: p. 1203, pl. 2.