Clock, Wall
- Object Name:
- Clock, Wall
- Object ID:
- 1972.089.051
- Creator:
- Chandler, Abiel (1807-1881)
Clockmaker - Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1830
- Description:
- Wall Clock. Made by Abiel Chandler (1807-1881), Concord, NH; c. 1830. "Banjo" type. Materials: mahogany and white pine; brass; glass; iron (dial); composition; secondary wood white pine. Gilded ovoid finial on a splayed plinth; circular glass door enclosing dial having brass bezel and catch; pierced brass side brackets; reverse painted glass panels in gilded frames with applied corner blocks and twist ornament; gilt bracket with composition balls and acorn drop. Winding key latch on lower door. Painted decoration in shades of red, green yellow, gray, blue and gold on a white ground. Throat panel decorated with acanthus scrolls above an eagle perched on a shield. Framed scene in lower door panel depicting woman kneeling, facing urn at right, and holding wreath in outstretched hand; drapery at sides and top of scene. Round painted iron dial with roman hour numerals and pierce steel hour and minute hands matching in design. "A Chandler." in black script below center of dial. Winding hole above and to right of center. Eight-day brass movement. Gilded elements apparently made of white pine with composition; sides of case mahogany. Iron hanger. Six nail holes in lower backboard. Zinc plate with brass band over bob swing area (found on several clocks with histories of ownership by Herschel Burt); perhaps this was added to secure the pendulum during travel. Separately stored parts: screws from back, lead weight (rectangular), pendulum.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Glass
Brass
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-39 W-10.25 D-4 inches
- Provenance:
- Clock movement made by Abiel Chandler (1807-1881). Clock acquired by donor in 1969 from Herschel Burt of Exeter, NH, who had obtained it from an antique dealer in Maine.
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
- Subjects:
- Manufacturing
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