Clock, Mirror

Object Name:

Clock, Mirror

Object ID:

1972.089.061

Creator:

Dutton, David (1792-1882)Clockmaker

Place of Origin:

Mont Vernon, NH

Date:

circa 1835

Description:

Mirror Clock. Made by David Dutton (1792-1882), Mont Vernon, NH; c.1835. Vertically oriented rectangular door with two glazed panels--clear glass above and mirror below. Upper panel 9.75" heigh, lower panel 13.75". Case with flat base and cornice, having scrolled gallery at front and sides; plinths at ends of front gallery. Door flanked by recessed, applied split balusters, extending between applied corner blocks. Turnings of vase, ring and cylindrical types. Door secured with steel lock; no escutcheon. Brass knob above keyhole. Square painted wooden dial, beneath upper glass panel, with roman hour numerals and pierced steel hour and minute hands matching in design. Painted gilt decoration, partly in relief, including plain borders surrounding center of dial and stylized floral decorations in spandrels, composed largely of teardrop-shaped elements. Two winding holes with brass grommets below center of dial. Terry-type, 30-hour wooden movement with strike. Split balusters of solid mahogany. Remainder of visible surface of case veneered with mahogany. Dial probably tulip poplar. Mirror backed with circular sawn pine. Four nail holes in backboard. Weight sheaves projecting through top of clock. Large printed label glued to inner surface of lower backboard, reading in part: "Improved / Clocks, / Manufactured and Sold / by / David Dutton, / Mont Vernon, N.H." Printed by the "Gazette Press--Nashua". No cleaning/repair inscriptions visible. Single brass foot or tack on bottom of case. Separately stored parts: pendulum bob, winding key, two cast iron weights (cylindrical).

Material:

Wood
Mahogany
Hardwood
Pine
Brass
Iron
Glass

Dimensions:

H-32 W-16.375 D-4.875 inches

Provenance:

Clock with maker's label of David Dutton (1792-1882), Mont Vernon, NH. Acquired by donor in 1956 from Ye Old Country Store, Milford, NH. Part of a large clock collection (and related materials) including not only clocks made in NH, but also several made elsewhere, acquired in NH by the donor, Charles S. Parsons (1904-1988), and probably used here.

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles S. Parsons

People:

Dutton, David (1792-1882), Parsons, Charles S. (1904-1988)

Subjects:

Manufacturing