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Tall case clock |
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Object numberRIF2312 |
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MakerDial painted by Willard and Nolen, American, 18051809Casemaker Unknown Clockmaker Caleb Wheaton and Son, 18071827 |
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DimensionsHeight, Approximately: 90 in. (228.6 cm) |
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Date180715 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Providence, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany |
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Marks"Caleb Wheaton & Son / PROVIDENCE," painted above center arbor; "Caleb Wheaton & Son, Providence, Paid," inscribed on back of moon dial |
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ProvenanceChristie's, New York, January 24, 1987, lot 243. Robert O. Stuart, Limington, Maine, 1988 |
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Associated namesRobert O. StuartChristie's |
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NotesThe dial is said to be signed by Willard and Nolen; source: "Robert O. Stuart advertisement," Antiques 133, no. 4 (April 1988):788. |
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Bibliography"Robert O. Stuart advertisement," Antiques 133, no. 4 (April 1988): 788, ill.Christie's, New York, Fine American Furniture, Silver, Folk Art, and Decorative Arts, sale cat. (January 24, 1987), 98, lot 243, ill. Patricia E. Kane et al., Art and Industry in Early America: Rhode Island Furniture, 16501830, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2016), 112n36, 417n5. |