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Caleb Wheaton

Tall Clock,

Description

Maker

  • Caleb Wheaton

Title

Tall Clock

Medium

silver, mahogany, chestnut, pine, brass (alloy)

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • mahogany,
  • pine,
  • chestnut,
  • brass eight-day movement

Techniques

  • Mahogany,
  • pine,
  • chestnut,
  • brass eight-day movement

Dimensions

245.8 x 53.3 cm (96 3/4 x 21 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in center top arch within a circle with a chevron border:Caleb Wheaton/Providence

Place

Place Made: Providence; Place Made: Rhode Island

Type

  • Timepieces

Credit

Bequest of Mrs. Allen Aldrich in memory of Allen Aldrich

Object Number

25.135

About

Tall Clock

American Furniture In Pendleton House

Read Online

Inscribed in center top arch within a circle with a chevron border:Caleb Wheaton/Providence

Place Made: Providence; Place Made: Rhode Island

Projects & Publications

Publications

American Furniture In Pendleton House

Read Online

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Focus on Form

April 1, 1998 - May 21, 2000

18th and 19th-Century American Galleries

Charles Pendleton House

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Tall Clock with the accession number of 25.135. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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