Clock, Wall
- Object Name:
- Clock, Wall
- Object ID:
- 1972.089.045 a
- Creator:
- Nutter, Enoch H. (1801-1880)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Dover, NH (movement)
- Date:
- 1826-1830
- Description:
- Wall Clock. Made by Enoch H. Nutter (1801-1880), Dover, NH; 1826-1830. "Banjo" type. Materials: mahogany; brass; iron (dial); secondary woods mahogany and white pine. Brass spired-ball finial on a domed plinth; circular convex glass door enclosing dial having brass bezel and spring catch; throat and lower door panels veneered (mahogany over mahogany). Applied mahogany cylinders running depth of clock at sides of incurved throat at its top and bottom giving scrolled effect. Lower door fastened with brass hook. Round painted iron dial with roman hour numerals and spear-shaped steel hour and minute hands. "E. H. Nutter, / Dover." in black script below center of dial. Winding hole above and to right of center. Eight-day brass movement. Brass hanger. Two nail holes in lower backboard. Paper label glued to inside of lower case on right side, reading: "Jasper W. Stone / Jeweler / 45 Main St., Charleston, Mass. / Cleaned April 14, 1917..." (printed label with handwritten date). Backboard treated with dark stain. Separately stored parts: lead weight (rectangular), pendulum.
- Material:
- Wood
Mahogany
Metal
Glass
Brass
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-34.125 W-10.125 D-3.625 inches
- Provenance:
- Clock made by Enoch Hoyt Nutter (1800-1880), Dover, NH. Clock was gifted to Charles Parsons in 1955 by Bob Leeson, President of the Universal Winding Co. (textile equipment manufacturer), Providence, RI, as a "small token of our sincere appreciation of the wonderful assistance" that Parsons provided while testing equipment. The Nutter clock (a) and Nutter spoon (b) are part of a large clock collection (and related materials) including not only clocks made in N.H., but also several made elsewhere, acquired in N.H. by the donor (Charles S. Parsons, 1904-1988) and probably used here.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Charles S. Parsons
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