Clock, Shelf

Object Name:

Clock, Shelf

Object ID:

1971.020.04

Creator:

Dutton, David (1792-1882)Clockmaker; Terry, Silas B. (1807-1876)Clockmaker

Place of Origin:

Mont Vernon, NH/Terryville, CT

Date:

circa 1845

Description:

Shelf Clock. Assembled by David Dutton (1792-1882), Mont Vernon, NH; movement attributed to Silas B. Terry; c. 1845. "Bevel case" type, with label of David Dutton. Materials: mahogany; tulip poplar (dial); brass (movement); glass; secondary wood of white pine. Vertically oriented rectangular door with two glazed panels -- clear glass above and mirror below. Upper panel 10" in height, lower panel 14 3/4". Front of case, surrounding recessed door, beveled, with fillet at all four outer edges. Door fastened with brass catch. Square, painted wooden dial, beneath upper glass panel, with Arabic hour numerals and steel hour and minute hands matching in design. Painted gilt decoration, partly in relief, including foliate wreath around center of dial and stylized foliage in spandrels, all composed largely of teardrop-shaped elements. Two winding holes with brass grommets below center of dial. Eight-day brass movement with strike. Case veneered with mahogany on front and sides. Top and bottom of pine. Steel hanger. Several nailholes in lower backboard. Circular sawn dial, probably tulip poplar. Weight sheaves projecting into top of case. Large, printed label glued to inner surface of lower backboard, reading in part: "PATENT / BRASS CLOCKS / MADE AND SOLD BY / DAVID DUTTON, / Mont Vernon, N.H.". Mirror backed with pine board on which are pencil inscriptions giving names and dates of cleanings and/or repairs between 1903 and 1954. Pencil inscription on label at top reading "C 1-29-51". Separately stored parts: pendulum bob, two cast iron weights (rectangular).

Material:

Wood
Mahogany
Poplar
Pine
Brass
Iron
Glass

Dimensions:

H-33.125 W-17.75 D-4.5 inches

Provenance:

Clock from the Donald K. Packard (1893-1974) Clock Collection. Clock has maker's label of David Dutton (1792-1882), Mont Vernon, NH. However, movement is a replacement (see Notes field for opinions on attribution of movement).

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Donald K. Packard

People:

Packard, Donald (1893-1974), Dutton, David (1792-1882)

Subjects:

Manufacturing