Clock, Tall Case

Object Name:

Clock, Tall Case

Object ID:

1971.032.01

Creator:

Hasham, Stephen (1764-1861) -- Clockmaker

Place of Origin:

Charlestown, NH

Date:

circa 1790

Description:

Tall Case Clock. Movement made by Stephen Hasham (1764-1861), Charlestown, NH; c. 1790. Cherry wood case, arched hood, arched engraved brass dial with moon-phase disk, date, and day-of-week dials, and seconds dial. Engraved on either side of center, "STEPHEN" and "HASHAM". Within seconds dial, above center, is engraved "No 145". Spandrels decorated with leaf design, forming a triangle in each spandrel. Two winding holes. Moon phase dial includes painted designs, including gilded moon with eyes, nose, and mouth. Brass 8-day, weight-driven movement with strike. Arched hood has cove molding, and 3 plinths with brass inverted bell-shaped finials. Pierced fretwork between the finials. Arched door is glazed, and has small brass door pull. Turned free-standing columns on either side of door; quarter columns at rear of hood. Arched glazed sidelights. Waist has cove molding at top and bottom. Arched waist door, has beaded edges, and an elaborate pierced escutcheon. Fluted quarter-columns, with brass caps and bases, on either side of the door. Rectangular base, with ogee bracket feet. Inner surface of waist door has article taped to it, text about Stephen Hasham. Hinged edge of inner surface appears to have a plugged hole intended for a lock mechanism; actual steel lock on opposite edge. No notations on interior of case. Push pin attached to case interior, left side. Large (4.5" diam.) pendulum bob on wooden rod.

Material:

Wood
Metal
Glass
Cherry
Brass

Dimensions:

H-98.25 W-19.25 D-11.25 inches

Provenance:

Clock with movement by Stephen Hasham (1764-1861). Gift of antiques dealer Richard Mills, in memory of Edwin Benjamin Burt (1894-1971); Edwin Burt was a clock dial manufacturer, and father of clock dial specialists, Edwin Jr. and Herschel Burt. Mills purchased the clock at the LaFontaine auction, Springfield, VT, Richard Withington, auctioneer.

Credit Line:

Gift of Richard Mills, in memory of Edwin Burt

People:

Hasham, Stephen (1764-1861), Burt, Edwin B. (1894-1971), Mills, Richard

Subjects:

Clocks and watches, Tall clocks