Tall case clock

Creator:: Taber, Elnathan, 1768-1854
Published/Created:: Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1790–1810
Physical Description:: 85 x 18 x 9 in.
Materials:: Mahogany; enamel
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Hepplewhite mahogany inlaid tall clock of rare small size, the typical Roxbury case has fan-inlaid quadrants in the door and base, the enameled dial is of Boston manufacture and is inscribed "E. Taber, Roxbury"; the inside of the door retains a rare Taber label with directions for setting up the clock, the fretwork and feet are replacements.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 9, p. 2512, pl. P6167.
Variant Titles:: Hepplewhite mahogany inlaid tall case clock
Topics:: Decoration and ornament--Hepplewhite style
Furniture--United States
Period/Style:: Federal
Hepplewhite
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 6167
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, September 1989
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:: 10992589
OID:: 12117046
PID:: digcoll:1024645