| Maker(s): | Whiting, Riley
| | Culture: | American (1785-1835)
| | Title: | tall case clock
| | Date Made: | 1819-1825
| | Type: | Timekeeping Device; Furniture
| | Materials: | wood: basswood, pine, yellow poplar; base metal, paint, gilding, glass
| | Place Made: | United States; Connecticut; Winchester (clock) and western Massachusetts (case)
| | Measurements: | overall: 86 1/4 x 17 3/4 x 10 in.; 220.98 x 43.815 x 24.13 cm
| | Accession Number: | HD 87.060
| | Credit Line: | Gift of the Estate of Margaret M. Patch
| | Museum Collection: | Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Tall clock with the 30-hour wooden movement made by Riley Whiting (1785-1835) of Winchester, Connecticut, and the case made in western New England. Whiting was the brother-in-law of Sam and Luther Hoadley, with whom he went into business as "Hoadley & Co." about 1807; he purchased the business in 1819, continuing it until his death in 1835. The painted and grained case is done in dark brown and mustard-colored paint in a tiger stripe effect to simulate an exotic wood. This style of painting is similar to a group of clook cases represented by one in PVMA dated circa 1820, and published in "The Great River." There is a scrolled pediment over the hood with its glass fronted clock face, labelled: "R. WHITING/WINCHESTER", with arabic numbers, painted with fruits, foliage, and gilded fan shapes in each corner, and spindle-like pillars on each side of the hood. The case has a waist and narrow arched door decorated with a fan shape; over mid-molding; over a rectilinear base decorated with a large fan shape; and supported on straight French feet.
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