Tall Case Clock
attributed to Alvan Hastings, American, 1793 - 1851
attributed to Dudley Carleton, American, 1768 - 1835
about 1821
Cherry and white pine
Overall: 91 1/2 × 18 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (232.4 × 46.4 × 24.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Grace Washburn Hoskins in memory of her husband, Carl Seth Hoskins, Class of 1894
F.968.107
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Clock
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Exhibition History
American Decorative Arts at Dartmouth, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 10-March 1, 1981.
Publication History
Margaret J. Moody, American Decorative Arts at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire: The Trustees of Dartmouth College, 1981, page 30.
Margaret J. Moody, "American Furniture at Dartmouth College", The Magazine ANTIQUES: New York, August 1981, pp. 326-333, ill. plate II.
Shelby Grantham, Rich and Tasty Cabinetwork, Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, Hanover, New Hampshire: Trustees of Dartmouth College, March 1981, p. 29.
Provenance
Sold to Luther Hoskins [died 1879], Lyman, New Hampshire, 1821; bequeathed to Luther Barney Hoskins [1822-1913], 1879; bequeathed to his eldest son Seth Fisher Hoskins [1844-1928], 1913; bequeathed to his eldest son Carol Seth Hoskins [1871-1947], 1928; bequeathed to his widow Grace Washburn Hoskins, 1947; bequeathed to present collection, 1968.
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