Tall Case Clock Maker: Silas Merriman (American, 1734–1805)

1794

American Decorative Arts

On view, 1st floor, American Decorative Arts before 1900
Medium

Pine (primary); yellow poplar (molding at top of waist, supports for saddle board, dial mat)

Dimensions

approx.: 90 × 20 × 10 in. (228.6 × 50.8 × 25.4 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Grant H. Griswold, Class of 1957

Accession Number

2021.4.1

Geography

Made in New Haven, Connecticut

Culture

American

Period

18th century

Classification

Timepieces

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Provenance
Nathan Liverant and Son, Colchester, Conn., ca. 1980 –-1985. CRN Auctions, Inc., Cambridge, Mass, ca. 1985; sold to David A. Schorsch, Inc., Greenwich, Conn.; sold to a private collection; sold to David A. Schorsch American Antiques, Inc., Woodbury, Conn., April 1998; sold to Grant H. Griswold, Raphine, Va.; transferred to Grant H. Griswold Revocable Trust, April 2008; sold to Josephine B. Griswold Revocable Trust, 2020; gift to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • "Selected Acquisitions," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2020–21), 148, ill
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Marks

" Silas Merriman ["n" elevated] / NEW HAVEN / 1794," engraved, on applied disk in arch

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