From: Joseph K. Ott, The John Brown House Loan Exhibition of Rhode Island Furniture (Providence: The Rhode Island Historical Society,1965), 126, no. 81
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Bracket clock |
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Object numberRIF2326 |
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MakerClockmaker Caleb Wheaton, American, 17571827Casemaker Unknown |
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Dimensions24 × 12 × 6 1/2 in. (60.96 × 30.48 × 16.51 cm) |
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Date17901800 |
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Current locationThe Rhode Island Historical Society |
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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 / PROVIDENCE," inscribed on dial |
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ProvenanceDr. and Mrs. Warren W. Koontz, by 1965. Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence |
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Associated namesDr. and Mrs. Warren Koontz |
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BibliographyJoseph K. Ott, The John Brown House Loan Exhibition of Rhode Island Furniture, exh. cat. (Providence: The Rhode Island Historical Society, 1965), 12627, no. 81, ill.William H. Distin and Robert Bishop, The American Clock: A Comprehensive Pictorial Survey, 17231900: With a Listing of 6153 Clockmakers (New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1976), 91, fig. 185. |