 View Larger Image
Shelf Clock by David Wood, Newburyport, Massachusetts
|
| Collection No. | 57.1.59 |
| Description | Shelf clock by David Wood of Newburyport. Brass, two-day movement with fall off strike. Weight powered. Mahogany and mahogany veneered case in two parts with mahogany and satinwood stringing and mahogany cross-banded inlay. Arched hood. Cast brass, ringed flatted ball finials with turned spike ornaments. Central plinth topped by pewter eagle. Side handles of embossed brass. Painted sheet iron dial. escapement-recoil. Secondary wood-white Pine. Steel pierced hands, |
| Probable Date | c. 1800 |
| Maker | David Wood, Newburyport, Massachusetts (1766-c.1824) |
| Dimensions | OH 35 3/8" (90.7cm); OW 12 11/16" (52.5cm); CD 6 1/4" (16.0cm) Ht: 35 3/4", width: 12 3/4", depth: 6 1/4" |
