Clock, Wall
- Object Name:
- Clock, Wall
- Object ID:
- 1967.012.02
- Creator:
- Brewster & Ingrahams
Clockmaker ; Pratt, Daniel & SonsRetailer - Place of Origin:
- Bristol, CT
- Date:
- 1844-1852
- Description:
- Wall Clock. Made by Brewster & Ingrahams, Bristol, CT; 1844-1852. "Gallery" type. Round molded wood frame, gilded. Wood face painted white, with black roman numerals. Hour hand (4.5" long) and minute hand (6.9" long) are of metal, and have spade-shaped ends. Singe winding hole in face. Metal hook at top to hang clock; metal brace on bottom to open clock face. Inside painted yellow with label inside, yellow with black lettering, "PATENT SPRING EIGHT DAY / GALLERY AND OFFICE / CLOCKS"; then a small label pasted on top, "SOLD WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, BY / DANIEL PRATT & SONS, / No. 2 UNION BLOCK, CORNER OF UNION & MARSHALL STS., / BOSTON"; then the larger label continues: "DIRECTIONS FOR SETTING THE CLOCK RUNNING.... / DIRECTIONS FOR REGULATING THE CLOCK...". Maker's mark on clock works: "BREWSTER & INGRAHAMS / BRISTOL CT. / U.S." (It is likely that the small label sits on top of the following text: "Manufactured by Brewster & Ingrahams, Bristol, Conn.".)
- Material:
- Wood
Gold
Metal - Dimensions:
- D-2.5 Dia-19 inches
- Provenance:
- Church clock from the Congregational Church in Kingston, NH. With maker's mark of Brewster & Ingrahams, Bristol, CT, in business 1844-1852. On top of their name is retailer's mark, Daniel Pratt & Sons, Boston.
Donor's wife's (Charlotte Wood) family was from Kingston, NH. Her grandfather was Luther Peaslee, a well-known Kingston merchant. This item may have had associations with Charlotte Wood Jewett's family prior to its donation to NHHS. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Kenneth E. Jewett
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