MASSACHUSETTS SHELF CLOCK.
Dial signed N. Munroe” for Nathaniel
Munroe, Concord, Massachusetts, ca. 1805.
Figured mahogany with pine secondary
wood. A two-part case with a fretwork
pediment, string inlay, and resting on ogee
bracket feet. The eight-day brass movement
has a steel dial with restored paint. Retains
weight, pendulum, and key. 35″h. 13 1/4″w.
6 3/4″d. Munroe apprenticed under Abel
Hutchins and worked in Concord with his
brother, Daniel, from 1800-1807, and with
Samuel Whiting from 1808-1817, at which
point Munroe headed south to Baltimore.
His Concord manufactury was large,
employing seven or eight apprentices. For
similar examples, see Distin and Bishop, The
American Clock, figure 204.”
Condition report
Condition: Replaced finial, repainted dial (accurately restored), older finish, minor cracks in the fretwork.
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