Tall case clock
Tall case clock
Tall case clock
Detail of the top half of a grandfather clock with a gold face.
Tall case clock
Tall case clock
Tall case clock
Tall case clock
Tall case clock
Tall case clock
Tall case clock
Tall case clock
Detail of the top half of a grandfather clock with a gold face.
Tall case clock
Tall case clock
Tall case clock
Tall case clock
Tall case clock

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Tall case clock,

ca. 1760–70

David Rittenhouse (movement), 1732–1796; born Germantown, PA; died Philadelphia, PA
Unknown artist (case)
2022-249
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Title
Tall case clock
Dates

ca. 1760–70

Maker
David Rittenhouse (movement)
Unknown artist (case)
Medium
Walnut, brass, and glass
Dimensions
254 × 48.3 × 30.5 cm (100 × 19 × 12 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of T. Williams Roberts Jr., Class of 1950
Object Number
2022-249
Place Made

North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Culture
American
Type
furniture, clocks

Created for Robert Roberts (1685-1768), Pencoyd, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, or possibly his son; by descent to T. Williams Roberts Jr. (d. May 25, 2003), Class of 1950, Villanova, Pennsylvania; estate of T. Williams Roberts Jr.; given to the Princeton University Art Museum, November 2022.

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