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Tall-case clock

(American, 1766–1850)
about 1800–10
Object PlaceNewburyport, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueMahogany, mahogany veneer, white pine, light- and dark-wood inlay
DimensionsOverall: 235.6 x 52.1 x 26 cm (92 3/4 x 20 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit LineIn memory of Clinton Prescott Knight, Jr. Providence, Rhode Island
Accession number1982.498
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ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
InscriptionsIn chalk on the inside of the backboard: "A. Stedman"
ProvenanceInherited by the donors from the estate of fhe noted Providence clock collector Clinton Prescott Knight, Jr. ;gift of Henry Hixon Meyer, Jr., and Edith Noyes Knight Meyer, Belmont, Massachusetts, in honor of Knight (Accession Date October 13, 1982)
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Worktable
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1800–10
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about 1795–1810
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Card table
about 1880-1920
Restricted: For reference only
Card table
about 1790–1810
Restricted: For reference only
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Simon Willard
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Chest-on-chest
Samuel McIntire
1806–09