Description:
Shelf clock in a pine case by Joshua Wilder (1786-1860). Wilder, son of Edward and Mary Hersey Wilder, made clocks on the south shore of Massachusetts at the same time that the famous Simon (1753-1848) and Aaron Willard brothers were working in nearby Roxbury and Boston. Wilder competed by offering miniaturized tall clocks of elegance and accuracy that incorporated less material, but equal detail; the movement and case, when new, probably sold for about $25, half the amount of a standard, full-sized, tall clock by the Willards. This plain pine case has a flat top with a molded edge over a glass-paneled door with a shaped edge around the glass. The clock face has a hand-painted dial on brass with roman numerals, is labeled on the bottom "J Wilder/Hingham", and is surrounded by gilded cartouches. There is a window for viewing the works on one side of the face. There is mid-molding over the lower section of the case and the lower, molded-edge door has a lock and key, covering an eight-day time and alarm brass movement. The flat base is surrounded by fluting. The back of the case has a circular round hole covered wih a later silk. There are also inscription on the inside back: in chalk "1819 Dec., HLB"; pencil dates: 1819, 1844, 1847. 1855, 1868"; inscriptions: "Cleaned by E. Wilder"; and a card of Bradford W. Chaney, Clockmaker, Worcester, Mass., with dates of Oct. 1953 & May, 1962.
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