Clock, Tall Case

Object Name:

Clock, Tall Case

Object ID:

1972.089.067

Creator:

Jones, Abner (1792-1853) -- Clockmaker

Place of Origin:

Weare, NH (movement)

Date:

circa 1815

Description:

Tall Case Clock. Movement attributed to Abner Jones (1792-1853), Weare, NH; c. 1815. Cherry case. Eight-day brass movement. Dial unmarked. Arched hood decorated with applied, scrolled crest and a brass, spired ball finial at center; a plinth at each end of crest. Extensive use of glue blocks behind the crest. Freestanding fluted colonnettes (with brass capitals and bases) at front corners supporting cornice which is arched at center. No frieze. Glazed door having arched top and brass knob. Almond-shaped sidelights, which are vertically oriented. Waist with cove molding at top, fluted quarter-columns with brass capitals and bases at front corners, and a rectangular door with applied molding at edges. Waist door secured with steel lock having oval brass escutcheon partially concealed under applied molding. Base with scotia molded top and straight bracket feet; lower outline of skirt arched at center front. Painted iron dial with arched top. Within each spandrel is an urn design with flanking scrolls executed in red, brown, gold and olive green. Painted fruit with flanking scrolls in same coloring at center of arched top. Gilt scrolls partly in relief. Roman hour numerals; Arabic minute numerals (only on quarter hours); a second dial above center. Pierced, steel hour and minute hands differing in design. Two winding holes with brass grommets slightly below center of dial. Eight-day brass movement with strike. Several nail holes in the backboard, bottom board present at back but not at front. Pendulum and two sheet iron canister weights.

Material:

Wood
Cherry
Glass
Metal
Brass
Iron

Dimensions:

H-90.5 W-19.5 D-10.75 inches

Provenance:

Acquired by donor in 1966 from Harold A. Todd, a New Boston antique dealer, who had bought it from the Hanson (original owners) family of Weare, New Hampshire (formerly of West Henniker, New Hampshire). Part of a large clock collection (and related materials) including not only clocks made in New Hampshire, but also several made elsewhere, acquired in New Hampshire by the donor, Charles S. Parsons (1904-1988) and probably used here.

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles S. Parsons

People:

Jones, Abner (1792-1853), Parsons, Charles S. (1904-1988)