Clock, Wall

Object Name:

Clock, Wall

Creator:

Mulliken, Samuel

Date:

circa1770

Material:

Wood
Brass
Glass

Dimensions:

H-1.3 W-4.75 D-0.25 inches
Hood: Lower Case:
H. 9 7/8in H. 12 1/2in
W. 6 7/8in W. 7in
D. 1 1/4in D. 2 3/4in

Description:

Wooden cased wall clock, signed Samule Mulliken (1720-1756), with movement by Simon Willard. Glass enclosed brass dial. Lead weight. Scroll work on top. "Sam.l Mulliken" engraved on face. Mahogany and popular cased timepeice with peirced fret. Pierced kidney-shaped cut-out on the hinged door to show the dial and bezel. Mahogany interior backboard 8 9/16in long and 6 3/8in wide and 1in thick has bull nose shaped sides and support the hinged door and is cut out for the movment and is notched on the lower end to hold the removable lower section or box. The lower section or box has a frontal panel of popular wood and is grained painted to match the mahogany sides and shaped molded base. The base lifts off to show the pendulam and weight. A small paper inside lower panel states "----nt Brass Clock/ Presented by/ Alfred G. Hanson"

Provenance:

Samual Mulliken (1720 -1756) was born in Bradford, Mass., and learned clockmaking possibly from his Uncle Jonathan. He went to Newburyport in 1750 -- died there. Succeeded by his son, Jonathan. Presented to NHAS by Alfred G. Hanson of North Weare, N.H., about 1875. Samuel Mulliken, 1, --, 1720-1756. Samuel was from a family of clock-makers from salem Mass. Many of the Mulliken clocks were made for wealthy people. They were usually shelf-clocks, simple in design of close-grained dark Mahogany. Bracket ogee feet supported the well conditioned cases. Round metal faces enclosed with wood with the top section narrowed and teminating in a carefully-run narrow molding. They were usually about 29 to 36 inches in height by about 18 inches at the bottom. After his death, his son Johnathan carried on the trade in conjunctin with a flourishing engraving buisness. This particular Mullken clock was given to the N.H.A.S. by Alfred G. Hanson of Weare, N.H. who was an active memeber of the society for many years.

Subjects:

Clock watch making

People:

Mulliken, Samuel, Willard, Simon, Hanson, Alfred G.

Item Number:

1983.1518.1

Accession Number:

1983.1518

Type of Material:

Objects

Copyright Statement:

For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Hopkinton Historical Society

Credit Line:

Gift of Alfred G. Hanson

Participating Organization:

Hopkinton Historical Society