Clock, Tall Case

Object Name:

Clock, Tall Case

Object ID:

2016.026

Creator:

Fellows, Jeremiah (1749-1837)Clockmaker; Clifford, Ebenezer (1746-1821)Cabinetmaker

Place of Origin:

Kensington, NH

Date:

1784

Description:

Tall Case Clock. Movement made by Jeremiah Fellows (1749-1837), Kensington, NH; 1784. Case attributed to Ebenezer Clifford (1746-1821), Kensington, NH. Rectangular cherry case with pine secondary wood. Hood with broken scrolled arch with pinwheels. "J. Fellows / Kensington / No. 11" engraved in script on circular boss of brass dial with applied chapter rings and spandrels. Two standing columns on front. Applied bracket feet. Case has been repaired and is sympathetically refinished. Three modern brass finials have been added. Includes pendulum, two lead weights, winding key, and door key.

Material:

Wood
Cherry
Pine
Metal
Brass
Glass

Dimensions:

H-90 W-20.5 D-12.5 inches

Provenance:

The clock was made in 1784 by Jeremiah Fellows (1749-1837) of Kensington, NH, and descended to the donors, the Heard family. Fellows was the son of a blacksmith, who worked in Kensington from 1774 to 1832. He also operated a tavern, was deacon of the Congregational Church, and a founder of the Kensington Social Library in 1798. Ebenezer Clifford (1746-1821) lived and worked as a joiner and cabinetmaker in Kensington until 1788, when he moved to nearby Exeter. After moving he became a justice of the peace and served in the state legislature, operated a gristmill, became known as an inventor, and designed the Exeter Congregational Church, built in 1798.

Credit Line:

Gift of Jonathan Heard, Adam Heard, and Meredith Heard Gisness, in Memory of Patricia L. and Arthur Marston Heard

People:

Fellows, Jeremiah (1749-1837), Fellows, Benjamin (1753-1834), Clifford, Ebenezer (1746-1821)

Subjects:

Tall clocks