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Clock (Tall clock)
Thomas Stretch
1740-1760
Category
Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Stretch (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut
- Glass
- Brass
- Paint
- Iron
- Lead
Museum Object Number
2019.0019 A-I
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of B.Stimson Carrow
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Object Number
2019.0019 A-I
Object Name
Clock (Tall clock)
Category
Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments
Creator (Role)
Thomas Stretch (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1740-1760
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Dial, on seconds dial
Inscription: "Tho\s Stretch" in script above "PHILADELPHIA" in an arc over a mirrored scroll ornament, engraved
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Walnut
- Glass
- Brass
- Paint
- Iron
- Lead
Techniques
- Engraved
Measurement Notes
Bonnet: H. 26.75 inches, D. 13.25 inches; W. 23 inches
Case overall without bonnet: H. 66 inches; base depth 11.75 inches, waist W. 13.75 inches
Pendulum L. 39.25 inches to spring, L. 44.0 inches overall
Weights: L. 9 inches to hook
Dial 12 inches square, H. 16.75 to top of arch
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. & Hohmann, Frank L. 2013 Stretch: America's First Family of Clockmakers.
• Referenced: no. 120, p. 329; similar dials: pp. 258, 268, 276.Book: Fennimore, Donald L. & Hohmann, Frank L. 2013 Stretch: America's First Family of Clockmakers.
• Biography pp.63-65.