Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1745-1765.

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Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1745-1765.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/668322157

Mahogany tall-case clock. The hood has a cove and ogee molded arch pediment with a central keystone, three ball-and-flame finials on block plinths, pierced fretwork, an ogee molded arch above the door, free-standing fluted colonettes with brass capitals at the four corners, and a glazed door with an astragal top. Waist with cove molding at the top, fluted quarter columns with brass capitals at the front corners, and a block-and-shell case door. Base with ogee molding at the top, an applied base panel, and ogee molding at the bottom, supported on ogee bracket feet. Composite brass dial with applied chapter ring, roman hour numerals and arabic minute numerals, applied cast ornament in the spandrels and lunette, and an applied silent/strike selector in the lunette. Inside the chapter ring there is an applied seconds dial, an applied name plaque engraved "Wm & Jams Miller / Lombard Street / LONDON," and a calendar aperture. Eight day movement.

H: 93.5" W: 20" D: 10.5"

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Townsend, John, 1733-1809

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William and James Miller were clock makers in London, England. John Townsend was a cabinet maker working in Newport, RI. From the description of Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1745-1765. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668322157 John Townsend was a cabinet maker working in Newport, Rhode Island. William Tomlinson was a clock maker working in London, England. From the description of Tall case brass dial ...