Tall Case Clock Maker: (clockworks) Frederick Heisely (American, 1759–1839)

1783–93

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

Tallcase clocks needed at least two, and sometimes three, trades in their fabrication—a cabinetmaker for the case, a clockmaker for the movement, and a dial painter for the dial. By the 1780s painted dials, often manufactured in England, began to supercede brass ones. Cabinetmakers in Maryland followed contemporary designs from Philadelphia. Here, architectural flourishes, such as the broken scroll pediment terminating in carved rosettes, accent the case work.

Medium

Walnut, yellow-poplar, painted sheet iron

Dimensions

100 1/4 × 20 7/16 × 11 1/4 in. (254.7 × 51.9 × 28.6 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Caroline H. Arndt, Michael T. Hildt, Peter B. Hildt, and James F. and Sarah E. Hildt in memory of Thomas Hildt, Jr., B.A. 1936

Accession Number

1992.92.1

Geography

Made in Frederick, Maryland

Culture

American

Period

18th century

Classification

Timepieces

Disclaimer

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Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

tall case clocks

Marks

"Fred [raised "k"] Heisely/ FRED [raised "K"] TOWN" painted on dial

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