Tall case clock
- Creator:
- Wills, Joseph, 1700-1759
- Published/Created:
- Philadelphia, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, United States
ca. 1770–1780 - Physical Description:
- 92 x 17 x 10 in.
- Materials:
- Mahogany; brass
- Notes:
- Sack catalogue description: Chippendale mahogany tall clock, the case is distinguished by finely figured crotch grain, the base panel has chamfered fluted corners and rests on ogee bracket feet; the waist door with cyma crest is flanked by fluted quarter columns, the pedimented crest has dentil moldings and carved vine spandrels in the scrollboard, a crescent on the brass dial is inscribed "J. Wills, Philadelphia"; beautiful bronze patina.
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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. 2488, pl. P6186. - Variant Titles:
- Chippendale mahogany tall case clock
- Topics:
- Decoration and ornament--Chippendale style
Furniture--United States - Period/Style:
- Chippendale
- Culture:
- American
- Accession Number:
- 6186
- 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:
- 10992592
- PID:
- digcoll:1024835
