Tall case clock
- Creator:
- Brokaw, Isaac, 1746-1826
- Published/Created:
- Elizabeth, Union county, New Jersey, United States
Bridgeton, Union county, New Jersey, United States
ca. 1770–1785 - Physical Description:
- Height: 94 in.
- Materials:
- Cherry; brass
- Notes:
- Sack catalogue description: Chippendale cherry grandfather clock, broken arch hood with carved rosette terminals and bordered by dentiled moldings, original flame finials; fluted quarter columns, brass dial inscribed "Isaac Brokaw." Isaac Brokaw was one of New Jersey's best known clockmakers; the fine case in the Chippendale style, the brass dial and the name plate with no date or town are evidences of Brokaw's earlier productions, the brass spandrels of the dial 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. 3, p. 768, pl. P3026. - Variant Titles:
- Chippendale tall case clock
- Topics:
- Decoration and ornament--Chippendale style
Furniture--United States - Period/Style:
- Chippendale
- Culture:
- American
- Accession Number:
- 3026
- 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 1971
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:
- 10992256
- PID:
- digcoll:1024793
