Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1754-1774.

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Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1754-1774.

Mahogany tall-case clock. The hood has a molded and carved broken-scroll pediment terminating in carved rosettes with three turned, reeded and carved urn-and-flame finials on fluted plinths, carved c-scrolls and acanthus leaves in the tympanum, a molded arch above the door, sidelights with astragal tops and covered by hinged doors, free-standing fluted columns at the four corners, and a glazed door with an astragal top. Waist with deep cove molding at the top, fluted quarter columns at the front corners, and a case door with an astragal top. Base with cove molding at the top, fluted quarter columns at the front corners, an applied base panel with shaped sides, ogee molding at the bottom and supported on spurred ogee bracket feet. Composite brass dial with applied chapter ring with roman hour numerals and arabic minute numerals, applied cast ornament in the spandrels, a moon phase dial in the lunette, and engraved leaves in the lunette arch. Inside the chapter ring there is a calendar aperture and an applied plaque engraved "Christian Forrer Lampeter." Sweep seconds hand. Eight day movement.

H: 99" W: 23.625" D: 13.75"

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SNAC Resource ID: 7961931

Winterthur Library

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Forrer, Christian, 1737-1783

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Christian Forrer was a clock maker in Lampeter and Newberry Township, Penn. From the description of Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1754-1774. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668309420 From the description of Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1754-1774. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668309404 ...