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Identification and Creation

Object Number
HUCL.4
People
Joseph Gooding, American (1773 - 1853)
Title
Tall Case Clock
Classification
Timepieces
Work Type
clock
Date
c. 1795
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/305486

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Mahogany with white pine and maple secondary woods
Dimensions
227.2 x 50.2 x 25.1 cm (89 7/16 x 19 3/4 x 9 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: on dial: Joseph Gooding/ Dighton/ No. 8.
  • inscription: inside door: on door: Given to Harvard University/by/Theodora K. Hubbard/ and/ Henry V. Hubbard/ Oct. 1, 1934. Bought of Gullivan Est. in 1901-02 C.J.? Hubbard
  • inscription: front of dial: Joseph Gooding/ Dighton/ No. 8. (No. 8 is probably a serial number)
  • label: inside bonnet at back, paper, printed: "Go to Wm. Park for your Cabinet Work... Taunton, Ma."
  • inscription: backblate of dial: Wilson/Birmingham (England)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard University Clock Collection, Gift of Theodora K. Hubbard and Henry V. Hubbard
Object Number
HUCL.4
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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