Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1814.

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Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1814.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/668321413

Cherry tall-case clock. The hood has a cove molded flat top and a rectangular glazed door. Waist with ogee molding at the top, fluted quarter columns at the front corners, and a rectangular case door. Base with cove molding at the top, fluted quarter columns at the front corners, and ovolo molding at the bottom, supported on a molded base. Brass dial with roman hour numerals, ornament in the spandrels, and an oval full-length portrait of a Native American holding a bow and arrow with "AMERICA" inscribed at his feet in the lunette. Inside the chapter ring there are two oval three-quarter portraits of a man and woman.

H: 85.5" W: 16.375" D: 10.8125"

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