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Clock (Tall clock)
Isaac Pearson
1723
Category
Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments
Creator/Artist/Maker
Isaac Pearson (Clockmaker)
Place of Origin
New Jersey; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut
- Pine
- Cedar, Northern white
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1952.0252 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1952.0252 A, B
Object Name
Clock (Tall clock)
Category
Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments
Creator (Role)
Isaac Pearson (Clockmaker)
Place of Origin
New Jersey; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Case made in New Jersey or Philadelphia; movement made in Burlington, New Jersey by Isaac Pearson.
Date
1723
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Dial, base of chapter ring
Inscription: "Isa/c: Pearson Burlington" engraved
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Walnut
- Pine
- Cedar, Northern white
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
80.625 (H) x 19.5 (W) x 10 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
204.788 (H) x 49.53 (W) x 25 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at cornice, OD at cornice.
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: fig.203.Book: Fairbanks, Jonathan L. 1981 American Furniture: 1620 to the Present.
• Published: p.62.Book: Drost, William E. 1965 Watches and Clocks of New Jersey and Their Makers.
• Published: p.196.Book: Thompson, Richard. 1968 Old American Clocks and Watches.
• Published: p.71, fig. 111.14.