Dwarf tall clock
Clocks such as these, essentially shelf clocks atop a lower case, are quite rare and are sometimes called dwarf tall clocks. The brass dial is unsigned, but it is very much like a rare signed example by Samuel Mulliken II of Newburyport, Massachusetts that is illustrated in Brooks Palmer’s "A Treasury of American Clocks" (New York, 1977).
Artwork Details
- Title: Dwarf tall clock
- Maker: Attributed to Samuel Mulliken II (1761–1847)
- Date: ca. 1780
- Geography: Made in Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Cherry, brass with white pine
- Dimensions: 48 7/8 x 11 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. (124.1 x 28.9 x 16.5 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Ausschnitt, 1989
- Object Number: 1989.360
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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