Tall-case clock

William Cummens (1768–1834)

1800–10

Object PlaceRoxbury, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/TechniqueMahogany, mahogany veneer, white pine, inlaid woods

DimensionsOverall: 246.4 x 55.2 x 25.4 cm (97 x 21 3/4 x 10 in.)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Meyer, Jr. in memory of Clinton Prescott Knight, Jr., Providence R.I.

Accession number1982.497

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Inscriptions"WAM" stamped on seating board and twice on the back of the pendulum. "TMK2 / 23 / 22" in graphite on seating board "XX Cld XX Jan 31 1905 [/]" also in graphite on seating board. Inside of case on backboard: 2 [with slash and] 2 Inside case door, from top to bottom: "F.M. Peabody /July 26, 97 E. Stevens Jan 3/56 E.W. Welch/May 1, 1883 Morse Oct. 1/94 Cld. Rep. Wind Arbor & Esc, / xx Feb 3, 1905 2.50 Cld #Nov. 28: 06 $2.00" On lower right corner of dial front: "F. M. Peabody July 20 97" In arch on back of dial: "G. [?] E. Morse / Cld. Oct. 1st 1894 / [ditto] Feb. 11/96 $2" Scratched into left side of mounting plate: "K1922"

ProvenanceOwned by the clock collector Clinton Prescott Knight, Jr. (1891-1970), of Providence, Rhode Island; 1982, inherited in 1943 or 1957 by Henry Hixon Meyer, Jr., and Edith Noyes Knight Meyer, Belmont, Massachusetts; 1982, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Meyer, Jr. in memory of Clinton Prescott Knight, Jr., Providence R.I. (Accession Date October 13, 1982)