Tall clock by John Townsend, American, 1789
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1789
Tall clock made by Case by John Townsend (1732–1809), dated 1789, from American. The museum records its materials as: Mahogany, cherry, chestnut, oak. Recorded dimensions: 98 1/4 x 22 x 11 1/8 in. (249.6 x 55.9 x 28.3 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 27.57.2; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 5
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Mahogany, cherry, chestnut, oak
- Dimensions
- 98 1/4 x 22 x 11 1/8 in. (249.6 x 55.9 x 28.3 cm)
- Materials museum
- Mahogany, cherry, chestnut, oak
- Dimensions museum
- 98 1/4 x 22 x 11 1/8 in. (249.6 x 55.9 x 28.3 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- American
- Geography
- Made in Newport, Rhode Island, United States
- Date recorded
- 1789
- Maker recorded
- Case by John Townsend (1732–1809)
- Museum department
- The American Wing
- Museum object name
- Tall clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 27.57.2
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, maker attribution and specifications against horological references.