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Clock (Tall clock)
John Paul Jr.
1815
Category
Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Paul Jr. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Elizabethville; Pennsylvania; Dauphin; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Maple
- Walnut
- Tulip poplar
- Pine
- Ash
- Iron
- Paint
- Ivory
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1958.2874
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2874
Object Name
Clock (Tall clock)
Category
Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments
Creator (Role)
John Paul Jr. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Elizabethville; Pennsylvania; Dauphin; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is Elizabethville, Lykens Township, Dauphin County.
Date
1815
Subject(s)
- Aesop's Fable
Materials
- Maple
- Walnut
- Tulip poplar
- Pine
- Ash
- Iron
- Paint
- Ivory
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
98 (H) x 20.75 (W) x 10.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
248.92 (H) x 52.705 (W) x 26.035 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at cornice, OD at cornice.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published: p. 108, cat. no. 25, Fig. plate 8, Fig. 98Book: Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
• Published: pp. 117-118.Book: Cantor, Jay E. 1985 Winterthur.
• Published: p. 185Catalogue: Garvan, Beatrice B. & Hummel, Charles F. 1982 The Pennsylvania Germans: a celebration of their arts, 1683-1850. An exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: Checklist No.114, Plate No. 88, p. 128Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published on p.10.Article: Minardi, Lisa. 2011 From Millbach to Mahantongo: Fraktur and Furniture of the Pennsylvania Germans. American Furniture. 2-119.
• See pp. 53-54 for a chest made for Benjamin Hammer.Catalogue: Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life.
• Published: figs. 75-76, p.57Book: Richman, Irwin. 2001 Pennsylvania German Arts: More than Hearts, Parrots, and Tulips.
• Published: p. 125.Article: Minardi, Lisa. 10//2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans and the Art of Everyday Life. Early American Life Magazine. 18 - 25.
• Published: p. 25