Tall case clock

Published/Created:: Philadelphia, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, United States
ca. 1760–1770
Physical Description:: 102 x 20 x 10 in.
Materials:: Walnut; brass
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Chippendale walnut tall clock, a chef d'ouvre of a Philadelphia or Germantown artisan, the highly competent carving blends harmoniously with the well proportioned case and no element is superfluous to the design; the applied scrollboard carving is centered by a pierced shell from which emanates vine carving, the scrollboard carving, the cartouche, flame finials and rosette terminals are original, the waist door is crested by a concave carved shell and scrolled volutes flanked by fluted quarter columns with brass capitals on scroll-carved plinths; ogee bracket feet, the hood encloses a brass moon phase dial with chased brass spandrels and brass eight-day works. The superbly designed case is closely related to the handsome tall clock from the Taradash collection, with works by Jacob Godshalk, Towamencin, Montgomery county, adjoining Philadelphia; illustrated in American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, vol. 5, pp. 1164–1165, pl. 4025.
Related objects: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 5, pp. 1164–1165, pl. 4025.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 8, p. 2191, pl. P5594.
Variant Titles:: Chippendale walnut tall case clock
Topics:: Decoration and ornament--Chippendale style
Furniture--United States
Period/Style:: Chippendale
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 5594
Genre:: tall case clocks (AAT)
Format:: Image
Physical Object
Content Type:: Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Prints & Photographs
Rights:: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement
Access Restrictions:: Public
Source Title:: Israel Sack, Inc., Archive
Source Created:: New York, New York, United States
1957–1990
Source Note:: Sack, February 1985
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship.
Folder:: 10976 nc, cab4dw4 misc end tiff_complete
Yale Collection:: Yale University Art Gallery
Digital Collection:: Israel Sack Furniture Archive
oid pointer:: 10992503
OID:: 12117021
PID:: digcoll:1024629