Tall Clock
This tall clock has a mahogany case in two parts: the upper one with an arched glazed door flanked by fluted colonnettes and surmounted by pierced fret and broken scroll pediment; the lower one with pedestal and shaft, each with a scalloped panel flanked by fluted quarter columns. The central cartouche is missing. The painted clock dial is inscribed "D. Beard & C. Weaver/ Appoquinimink".
Artwork Details
- Title:Tall Clock
- Artist:Duncan Beard (died 1797)
- Artist:C. Weaver
- Date:1790
- Geography:Made in Delaware, United States
- Culture:American
- Medium:Case: mahogany (poplar, pine secondary woods) Clock: painted iron dial; brass works
- Dimensions:102 x 22 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. (259.1 x 56.5 x 29.8 cm)
- Credit Line:Purchase, Sewell C. Biggs Gift, 2000
- Object Number:2000.246
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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