Clock, Tall Case
- Object Name:
- Clock, Tall Case
- Object ID:
- 1984.069
- Creator:
- Hutchins, Levi (1761-1855) -- Clockmaker; Hutchins, Abel (1763-1853) -- Clockmaker
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1792
- Description:
- Tall Case Clock. Movement made by Levi and Abel Hutchins, Concord, NH; 1792. Tiger maple case of pegged construction; brass dial marked in cursive "No 223 / The Gift of / Jacob Shute / 1792" and signed "L. & A. Hutchins / CONCORD". Eight-day brass movement, with strike.
The hood has a broken arch cornice with the cornice ends terminating in carved spirals. There are three bell-shaped brass finials. The frieze is arched, the bottom of which has cock beading. The hood door is arched and glazed, and has a small brass door pull. There are cylindrical free-standing columns with brass caps and bases. The dial is arched and made of brass. The face has roman hour numerals with arabic minute numerals above. There is a calendar wheel below the center, also made of brass. Below that is the inscription mentioned above. There are engraved feather designs in the spandrels. The minute and hour hands are metal with pierced designs. The second hand is plain. There are two winding holes slightly below center. There are also glazed, arched sidelights. The hood is of dovetail construction, and is unusually heavy. The waist has concave molding above and concave plus convex molding below. The waist door has an arched top. The whole case front is of tiger maple, but the door is un-figured maple. The base is plain and rectangular. There are four filled holes in the base, probably from a repair. There are bracket feet with a round skirt. - Material:
- Wood
Maple
Metal
Brass
Glass - Dimensions:
- H-84.5 W-20.5 D-10.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Clock made by the partnership of brothers Levi Hutchins (1761-1855) and Abel Hutchins (1763-1853), of Concord, NH.
Clock originally purchased by Jacob Shute (1702-1794), of Concord, NH, in 1792. The clock was owned subsequently by his son John (c.1733-1829), who bequeathed it to his granddaughter and caregiver, Nancy Shute Wilkins (1799-). The clock was known to have been used at 64 West Street, Concord, which was the home of Nancy Shute Wilkins's son, George Henry Wilkins (c.1840-). The donor, Louise Augusta Durrell Runnells (1901-1986), was George Henry Wilkins's granddaughter. Several folded bits of paper found in bottom of case (probably used as shims for the waist door), including a mailing label for donor's husband, Harold Runnells (b.1901; of Concord, NH), who died in August 1984. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Louise Durrell Runnells
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