Clock, Tall Case
- Object Name:
- Clock, Tall Case
- Object ID:
- 1978.503
- Creator:
- Chandler, Timothy (1762-1848)
Clockmaker - Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1800
- Description:
- Tall Case Clock. Movement made by Timothy Chandler (1762-1848) of Concord, NH; c. 1800. Birch or maple case, die-marked "T. CHANDLER" on the saddle board. Three ball and rod brass finials on top of short square blocks on the arched hood. Two free standing plain round columns with brass capitals and bases on either side of the face. Roses painted in the arch of the dial. At waist, quarter columns with brass and rectangular door, inside of which are written names and dates (probably of repairs). Scrolled skirt with feet formed by cutting away the base boards. The clock has a calendar wheel and two weights. A paper inside the clock identifies it as the gift of M. H. Jewell.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Glass - Dimensions:
- H-93.5 W-18.75 D-9.5 inches
- Provenance:
- May be the same as accession 1904.008 "A clock nearly 100 years old." from Mr. Charles Barker of Concord. A paper inside the clock identifies it as a gift of M. H. Jewell, however, none of the Jewell accessions list a tall clock.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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