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Object Name |
Clock, Tall Case |
Catalog Number |
T53.L4 |
Description |
A late 18th Century American mahogany tall case clock, having bold, broken-arch pediment, flanked on each side by turned-wood vasiform finial, over arch-glazed door, opening to 8-day brass movement clock, by John Drury, (1720-1774), London, having ornate, applied, pierced-brass corner spandrels, hour and minute chapter ring, surmounted by Silent-Strike indicator, "second" dial, marked in aperture below, "John Drury London," above date aperture, the waisted case with fluted quarter-pilaster, long door, stepped-down pedestal base, on French-style feet (of late vintage), retain its old, possibly original finish. The interior of the door contains a list of names and dates by whom the clock was serviced. |
Date |
works: London 1730/60; Case, American 1770/90 |
Year Range from |
1730 |
Year Range to |
1790 |
Title |
Tall Case Clock |
Artist |
Drury, John |
Material |
Mahogany, Brass, Iron |
Subjects |
clock |
Lexicon category |
5: T&E For Science & Technology |