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Folder Location: Furniture-Connecticut-Avery, William |
Accession No. 1982.0890 |
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Category: Furniture |
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Form: Clock, Tall Case |
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Title: Brass-Dial Tall-Case Clock |
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Maker: Avery, William |
Working Dates: c.1790- c.1795 |
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Role: clockmaker
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Relationship to object: Signed/Labeled |
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Creation Date: c.1790-1795 |
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City/Locale: Stonington |
State/Region: Connecticut |
Country: United States |
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Note about date: approximate
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Primary Medium: Applewood
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Secondary Medium: (none)
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Techniques (#1): Carved |
Techniques (#3): Turned |
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Techniques (#2): Molded |
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Style: (none) |
Measurements: H. 7' 8'' |
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Description: Tall-Case Clock with Silvered and Engraved Sheet Brass Tombstone Dial; Molded Arched Pediment with Cresting and three Corkscrew Flame Finials on Fluted Block Plinths; Fluted Columns with Brass Capitals at Hood. |
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Parts (#1): Pediment, Arched |
Parts (#2): (none) |
Parts (#3): Feet, ogee bracket |
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OWNER: Liverant, Nathan & Son |
Owner's Identification Number: 00372 |
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Address: Colchester, CT 06415 |
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Documentation/Attribution: Engraved on dial: ''William Avery/Stonington'' |
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Signature/Mark Transcription: William Avery\Stonington |
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Former Owners: Descended in the Avery family (Avery 1987, p.120); Peleg Saunders. |
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History Note: One of two known clocks by William Avery. Quite possibly the clock sold at auction in 1806 from makers estate to settle probate accounts ''one Brass Wheeled Clock sold to David Avery for $50.00'' (Avery 1987, p. 120). |
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Information Source #1: Avery, Amos G. Clockmakers and Craftsmen of the Avery Family in Connecticut. Hartford, 1987. |
Page No: 117-127 |
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Information Source #2: The Magazine Antiques, March 1982. |
Page No: 552 |
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Please use the following citation: Accession Number. 1982.0890
Decorative Arts Photographic Collection,
Visual Resources, Winterthur Library.
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Entry Date: 5/12/2005 11:08:39 AM |
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Contributor: M. Bayard |
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Revision Date: 5/12/2005 4:43:06 PM |
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Additional Description: Case listed as Applewood (DAPC) or Cherry (Avery 1987, Pl. 61); Tombstone Door with Shell Carving and Window at Waist; Applied Molding at Base; Supported by Ogee Bracket Feet; Seconds Dial and Calendar Aperature. |
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Additional History: Clock was bartered for 25 cords of wood by owner, Peleg Saunders, of North Stonington, Conn. (DAPC records) |
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