Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1785.

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Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1785.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/668322832

Birch tall case clock. The hood has a molded flat top, turned colonettes at the front corners, and a glazed door with an astragal top. Waist with cove molding at the top and a case door with an astragal top. Bottom section with molding at the top, supported on a molded, stepped plinth and bracket base. Composite brass dial with applied chapter ring, roman hour numerals, applied cast ornament in the spandrels and lunette, and applied boss in the lunette. Inside the chapter ring there are an applied seconds dial, a calendar aperture, and engraved foliate ornament. Dial inscribed with "Timothy Cheney Hartford." Eight day movement.

H: 84" W: 21"

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Cheney, Benjamin II, 1725-1815.

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Benjamin Cheney II was a clock maker working in East Hartford and Berlin, Conn. From the description of Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1760. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668259561 From the description of Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1775. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668259560 From the description of Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1750-1760. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668259563 ...

Cheney, Benjamin Franklin

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Cheney, Timothy, 1731-1795.

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Timothy Cheney was active as a clockmaker in East Hartford, Connecticut, in the 18th century. From the description of Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1785. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668322832 Timothy Cheney was active as a clockmaker in East Hartford, Connecticut, in the 18th century. He was the son of Benjamin Cheney, Sr. (d. 1760), a carpenter, wheelwright, and joiner. He was the brother of Benjamin Cheney, Jr. (1725-1815), also a clockmaker, and Abiel, a b...