Wall Timepiece

Collection Item

Artist/Maker

Works by Edmund Currier (1793–1853); carving attributed to Joseph True (1785–1873)

Dimensions

42 × 11 × 3-5/8 in.

City of Manufacture

Salem

Date(s)

c. 1827–1831

More Details

Artist / Maker

Works by Edmund Currier (1793–1853); carving attributed to Joseph True (1785–1873)

City of Manufacture

Salem

Date

c. 1827–1831

Dimensions

42 × 11 × 3-5/8 in.

Medium

Primary woods: mahogany

Secondary woods: Honduras mahogany

Surface treatments: glass, gold leaf, paint, iron, lead, brass

Labels / Inscriptions

Painted on lower reverse glass panel: “E. Currier / Salem”; inscribed on reverse dial and back of the pendulum bob: “Powell.”

Labels: Three printed Philadelphia clock repairer labels inside lower case, one inscribed “Moffett.”

Provenance

The Moffett family of Salem. The Powell family, Boston. Sale, Bonham’s Skinner, Marlborough, MA, Oct. 20, 2021, lot 1165; With Clark Pearce, Essex, MA, Oct. 25, 2021; Purchased by Schrimshers, 2021.