Tall-case clock
1786–88
Object PlaceConcord, New Hampshire
Medium/TechniqueBirch, mahogany inlay, pine
DimensionsOverall: 235 x 50.2 x 25.4 cm (92 1/2 x 19 3/4 x 10 in.)
Credit LineGift of C. Jay French
Accession number22.618
InscriptionsOn the inside of the back of the case is inscribed in chalk: "Price / $15"
Written in chalk on inside of the backboard of the hood: "Feb. 19, 1812"
The face has the remains of a paper label on the back, which remains partially legible and reads: " . . . CURT . . . / . . . cturer" This may relate to a repair by either Lemuel Curtis or Samuel Curtis.
Printed paper label on backboard: "H.N. LOCKWOOD / Jeweler / Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing / 61- 9 Bromfield Street / Near Washington Street / Telephone Boston / Oct. 1913 [handwritten]"
Museum loan label on back: "834.17 / French"
Paper label on interior of backboard: "Loaned by / C. Jay French / Boston / Mass. / October 1917"
ProvenanceLent by C. Jay French, October 18, 1917; made a gift in 1922 (Accession Date July 20, 1922). February 26, 2015, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
