Clock, Wall
- Object Name:
- Clock, Wall
- Object ID:
- 1936.014.06
- Creator:
- Chandler, Timothy (1762-1848)
Clockmaker - Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1820-1830
- Description:
- Wall Clock. Made by Timothy Chandler (1762-1848) of Concord, NH; 1820-1830. Banjo-type. Materials: mahogany; brass; glass; iron (dial); secondary wood white pine. Gilded ovoid finial on ogee molded plinth; circular glass door enclosing dial having brass bezel and spring catch; pierced brass side brackets; glass throat and lower door panels with stiles and rails having applied half-round moldings and applied corner blocks. Panels decorated with reverse painting. Scene in lower panel depicting sheep in landscape, executed in shades of green, brown, pink and white with red border containing grapevine design in gold. Throat glass decorated with gold scrolls in alternating green and red ground. Area surrounding decoration on each panel painted white. Interior brass spring catch on lower door, with brass rosette knob. Round painted iron dial with Roman hour numerals and spear-shaped steel hour and minute hands. "WARRANTED BY T. CHANDLER / CONCORD / N.H." in black script below center of dial. Winding hole above and to right of center. Eight-day brass movement. Iron hanger. Five nail holes in lower backboard. "1705C" written twice in pencil on inner surface of lower backboard.
- Material:
- Wood
Mahogany
Glass
Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-32.25 W-10.125 D-3.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Said to have been used in the Bradley House, Concord, NH. Donor's mother was Susan A. Bradley, whose family had been in Concord since early in the 18th century. Donor's grandparents, who probably resided in the house when this clock was acquired, were Elizabeth Ayer and Richard Bradley (1790-1869).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
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