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QUARTER CHIMING TALL CASE CLOCK

Movement by Joshua Wilson, London
Case Philadelphia or its environs      Circa 1760

Primary Wood: Mahogany
Secondary Woods: Yellow Pine, Tulip Poplar

Height: 95 1/2 inches
Width: 22 inches
Depth: 12 1/4 inches

Reference: Illustrated in Sullivan and Keller, Musical Clocks of Early America: 1730-1830, page 356.

The clock rings the hours of the day on a single bell, and chimes the quarter hours on four bells. The case has elements of the work of Philadelphia and Delaware cabinet shops.

Inventory Number: 913

Movement by Joshua Wilson, London
Case Philadelphia or its environs      Circa 1760

Primary Wood: Mahogany
Secondary Woods: Yellow Pine, Tulip Poplar

Height: 95 1/2 inches
Width: 22 inches
Depth: 12 1/4 inches

Reference: Illustrated in Sullivan and Keller, Musical Clocks of Early America: 1730-1830, page 356.

The clock rings the hours of the day on a single bell, and chimes the quarter hours on four bells. The case has elements of the work of Philadelphia and Delaware cabinet shops.

Inventory Number: 913