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On Display: House - Port Royal Stair VII
Clock (Dwarf tall clock)
Joshua Wilder, Abiel White
1821-1824
Category
Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments
Creator/Artist/Maker
Joshua Wilder (Clockmaker)
Place of Origin
Hingham; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Mahogany veneer
- Pine, white
- Iron
- Brass
- Paint
Museum Object Number
1959.0769 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0769 A
Object Name
Clock (Dwarf tall clock)
Category
Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments
Creator (Role)
Joshua Wilder (Clockmaker); Abiel White (Attributed Artist)
Place of Origin
Hingham; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1821-1824
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Dial
Inscription: "Jo. Wild./ Hingham" in black paint
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Mahogany
- Mahogany veneer
- Pine, white
- Iron
- Brass
- Paint
Dimensions (inches)
50.5 (H) x 11.5 (W) x 5.75 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
128.27 (H) x 29.21 (W) x 14.605 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH with finial; OW and OD are of feet. W (hood) 11 in. (27.9 cm); W (cornice) 10.125 in. (25.6 cm); W (case) 8.625 in. (21.8 cm); W (base) 11.125 in. (28.1 cm); D (hood) 5.625 in. (14.2 cm); D (cornice) 5 in. (12.6 cm); D (case) 4.25 in. (10.7 cm); D (base) 5.5 in. (13.9 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Jobe, Brock & Sullivan, Gary R. 2009 Harbor & Home Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts 1710-1850. 435.
• Published: Cat. 105, pp. 325-327, 424.Book: Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: p. 197-198, cat. no. 149Thesis: 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
• Published: pl. XXVIII, pp. 145-48.