Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Cornwall 1991.177
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Tall case clock |
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Object numberRIF6201 |
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MakerCasemaker UnknownClockmaker William Claggett, 16941749 |
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Dimensions96 13/16 × 21 × 11 1/2 in. (245.9 × 53.34 × 29.21 cm) |
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Date173040 |
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Current locationRhode Island School of Design Museum |
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GeographyMade in Newport, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumWalnut and walnut veneer (primary); pine (secondary) |
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Marks"William Claggett Newport," engraved, in dial arch |
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ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Cornwall, Providence, Rhode Island; gift to the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, 1991 |
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Associated namesJoseph F. CornwallMrs. Joseph F. Cornwall |
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BibliographyDonald L. Fennimore and Frank L. Hohmann III, Claggett: Newport's Illustrious Clockmakers (Winterthur, Del.: Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library, 2018), 245, WC-60. |