Photo: Courtesy Thomas Schwenke, Inc., Woodbury, Conn.
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Tall case clock |
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Object numberRIF2264 |
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MakerClockmaker Nicholas Geffroy, American, 17611839Alternate name(s): Nicholas Giffroy Casemaker Unknown |
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DimensionsHeight: 90 1/2 in. (229.871 cm) |
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Date17851805 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Newport, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMaple |
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Marks"Nicholas Geffroy, Watchmaker, Thames Street, Newport," printed on paper label inside door;advertisement for Geffroy, dated, "Newport, April 15, 1808," inside door |
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ProvenanceHerbert Schiffer Antiques, Exton, Pennsylvania, 1978. Thomas G. Schwenke, New York, 1984 |
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Associated namesThomas G. Schwenke, Inc. |
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Bibliography"Herbert Schiffer Antiques advertisement," Antiques 114, no. 1 (July 1978): 171."Thomas G. Schwenke advertisement," Antiques 126, no. 2 (August 1984): 196. |