Clock, Wall
- Object Name:
- Clock, Wall
- Object ID:
- 1972.505.03
- Creator:
- Chadwick, Joseph (1787-1868)
- Place of Origin:
- Boscawen, NH (attrib.)
- Date:
- 1820-1829
- Description:
- Wall Clock. Made by Joseph Chadwick (1787-1868) of Boscawen, NH, 1820-1829. Materials: White pine; brass (movement); iron (dial); secondary wood white pine. Case of dovetail construction; door of panel construction with cock beading. Front consists of a vertically oriented, rectangular door. Two flat wooden panels in door, held by stiles and rails which have an eight inch bead at their inner edge. Lower panel is twice as high as upper panel. Circular opening in upper panel, 7" in diameter, backed with glass. Outer surface of case painted brown. Painted inscription, on lower panel, in gold shaded with black: "CLOCK / formerly owned / by / EZEKIEL WEBSTER. / Presented to / WEBSTER / CLUB, / Jan.18,1882, / by F.J.Eastman, / of / Northfield,N.H.". Decorative borders partially surrounding each line of lettering, also painted in gold and black. Door fastened with brass hook.
Round, painted and gilded iron dial, slightly concave in form, beneath glass in upper door panel. Roman hour numerals and spear-shaped, steel, hour and minute hands. Winding hole with brass grommet above and to left of center. Eight-day brass movement.
Brass hanger. Several nail holes in lower backboard. A gouged area, on inner surface of right side of case near bottom to allow for swing of pendulum. Mirror backed with white pine board, having beveled edges. Several pencil inscriptions on interior of door giving names and dates re. cleanings and/ or repairs from 1864 to 1916, including one by "R. Morrill" (1864), one in Northfield, N.H., and two marked "Concord" in 1887 and 1892: "C. N. Towle / Nov. 1910", "E. [L.] __ / Northfield / N.H.", "J. M. Towns Nov. 25 81", "D. F. Batchelder / Jan 27/87 Concord N.H.", O. [T.] E[mmons] Concord N.H. Mar. 26 1892", "Victor Hamilton / Oct. 23rd 92"; one inscription on cross rail "R. Morrill / Feb. 20 64". Inscription on back of case, "Gl__".
Separately stored parts: winding key. - Material:
- Wood
Pine
Glass
Metal - Dimensions:
- H-31.125 W-12.125 D-3.625 inches
- Provenance:
- Said to have belonged to Ezekiel Webster (1780-1829), a lawyer of Boscawen, NH, and the elder brother of Daniel (1782-1852). The two timepieces he owned at the time of his death were sold in the settlement of his estate. Given to the Webster Club (apparently of Concord NH) on the 100th anniversary of Daniel Webster's birth (1882) by Franklin Jonathan Eastman (1818-1893) of Northfield, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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