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On Display: House - Newport Hall
Clock (Tall clock)
John Townsend, James Wilson, David Williams
1770-1785
Category
Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Townsend (Cabinetmaker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; Newport; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Pine, Eastern white
- Chestnut
- Iron
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1959.0802
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0802
Object Name
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; Rhode Island; Newport; New England; United States; North America
Date
1770-1785
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Dial, beneath calendar arch
Inscription: "David Williams/ New Port."
Type: Mark
Location: Clockworks, on false plate
Inscription: "Wilson" cast into the iron plate
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Mahogany
- Pine, Eastern white
- Chestnut
- Iron
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
96 (H) x 21.25 (W) x 10.75 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
243.84 (H) x 53.98 (W) x 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.
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
• RIF2275