TALL-CASE CLOCK BY BENJAMIN MORRILL OF BOSCAWEN, NEW HAMPSHIRE Grain-painted pine case. Arched bonnet with three period heavy squat...

TALL-CASE CLOCK BY BENJAMIN MORRILL OF BOSCAWEN, NEW HAMPSHIRE First Quarter of the 19th Century

Grain-painted pine case. Arched bonnet with three period heavy squat urn-form brass finials raised on plinths joined by pierced fretwork. Glazed dial door flanked by full columns. Pendulum door flanked by brass-capped quarter columns. Short bracket feet. Painted Roman numeral dial with moon phase, globes, colorful fan corners, second sweep and calendar dial. Dial signed "Benj Morrill Boscawen". Marked in pencil on interior of pendulum door "S. Macoy". Height 81.25". Width 18". Depth 9.75". Includes original weights and pendulum.

From a Michigan Collection.

Condition: Not guaranteed to be working. Case paint shows minor wear. Age split to base panel.

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