Tall case clock
- Published/Created:
- Philadelphia, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, United States
ca. 1780–1800 - Physical Description:
- 97 3/4 x 20 x 10 1/2 in.
- Materials:
- Cherry; satinwood
- Notes:
- Sack catalogue description: Hepplewhite cherry tall clock, the case tastefully inlaid with fan quadrants in base and door with a repeat quadrant centering apron, fluted quarter columns flanking case and waist with satinwood stop reeds; the broken arch top has inlaid rosettes, flame finials with line inlay following the spiral, graceful apron and flaring French feet; beautiful amber patina, moon dial with sweep second hand. This clock descended in the family of Mary Sloan who married William Frick in Philadelphia in 1792; the superb set of four-chair-back Sheraton settee and chairs made for this couple is in the White House.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 5, p. 1169, pl. P4030. - Variant Titles:
- Hepplewhite cherry tall case clock
- Topics:
- Decoration and ornament--Hepplewhite style
Furniture--United States - Period/Style:
- Federal
Hepplewhite - Culture:
- American
- Accession Number:
- 4030
- 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, October 1974
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:
- 10992350
- PID:
- digcoll:1024810
