Clock, Tall Case
- Object Name:
- Clock, Tall Case
- Object ID:
- 2020.009.02
- Creator:
- Ballard, Bartholomew (1771-1830)
Clockmaker - Place of Origin:
- Temple, NH
- Date:
- circa 1800
- Description:
- Tall Case Clock. Made by Bartholomew Ballard (1771-1830), Temple, NH, c. 1800. Wooden movement. Hood has two free-standing front columns, broken-arch cornice with scrolled ends, and three plinths with brass finials. Painted wooden face with floral decoration in corners and sailing ship in oval above. "B Ballard / Temple" in decorative oval on dial. Base has bracket feet and double arched skirt.
A. Case
B. Hood
C. Movement
D. Pendulum, 40.75" long overall; wooden shaft with circular lead bob, 3.2" diam.
E. Weight, tin cylinder with wooden ends, 6.2" high x 2.8" diam.
F. Weight, as above but 2.5" diam. - Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-82 W-19.25 D-10.8 inches
- Provenance:
- Bequeathed by William N. Banks, Jr. (1924-2019) of Temple, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of William N. Banks, Jr.
- Subjects:
- Clocks and watches, Tall clocks
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