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.
