Clock

Title:

Tall-Case Clock

Object Name:

Clock

Creator:

Unknown

Date:

1800-1825

Material:

Maple, pine, brass, iron

Dimensions:

H-4.75 L-21 Dia-7 inches

Description:

Tall clock with simple case. Broken-arch pediment ending in plain rosettes with three brass finials (original?). Plain quarter-columns on case. Line of inlay on door now mostly obscured. White painted iron dial with second hand dial and day of the month dial. Face decorated with roses in spandrels and robin at top. Elliptical side windows on hood. Feet have been cut and a molded base added. Probably a New Hampshire clock.

On the inside of the door are handwritten pencil inscriptions that document past cleanings of the clock. Each cleaning includes the name of the cleaner, as well as the date it was performed. Although the names are illegible, the dates are as follows:
May 1854
Sept 1805
July 1895
Jun 9 1910
July 29 1914

There is also a brass plate attached to the door that reads: "Presented to the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Hampshire by the late Susan M. Buzell in memory of Albert C. Buzell and John Harvey Treat 1927."

Provenance:

The clock has typed inspection notes by Samuel C. Walker (1954) pasted inside. The old catalog states that the "clock is possibly by Levi or Abel Hutchins (Boscawen), Abiel Chandler (Concord), or Joseph Chadwick (Boscawen); all were very similar and used native wood, such as maple, birch, or pine."

This clock is contained in a simple wood case with a broken-arch pediment and brass decorations. The face of the clock is decorated with roses, a robin, and contains a day of the month dial in the center. Its exact origins are unknown, though it is believed to have been made in New Hampshire by either Abel or Levi Hutchins.

Subjects:

Clocks watches, Tall clocks, Furnishings, Furniture

People:

Hutchins, Abel, Hutchins, Levi, Buzzell, Susan, Chandler, Abiel, Chadwick, Joseph

Place of Origin:

Possibly New Hampshire

Collection Name:

Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Hampshire

Item Number:

1990.173

Accession Number:

1990.173

Type of Material:

Objects

Copyright Statement:

For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the American Independence Museum

Credit Line:

Gift of Susan M. Buzell, in memory of Albert C. Buzell John Harvey Treat

Participating Organization:

American Independence Museum