Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Clock, Shelf |
Catalog Number |
89.51.3 |
Collection |
Timepiece |
Other Name |
bracket clock |
Date |
1790 |
Description |
c.1790 English Movement, 2 train fusee, anchor escapement, painted white dial with strike-silent switch in the arch, signed Thomas Parker, Philadelphia. Mahogany and mahogany-veneer case with brass feet and handle. |
Maker |
Thomas Parker |
Material |
Brass, mahogany and mahogany veneer. |
Place of Origin |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
Notes |
8 slides in slide cabinet 1 Thomas Parker listed as clock and watch maker in Philadelphia. Shop at 13 S 3rd St.Studied clock and instrument making with David Rittenhous and later trained as a watchmaker after 1793. Only a few bracket clocks with Parker's name has been documented. It is generally believed he imported the fusee movement from England and had his name placed on the dial. |