描述
MAHOGANY TALL-CASE CLOCK, brass eight-day movement, later bell chime; hood having arched pediment flanked by fluted rectangular columns, lacking original finials, over tombstone-arch glass door flanked by fluted columns with brass stop-fluting, matching quarter columns to back corners, over rectangular case having tombstone-arch panel door with applied edge molding, brass lock escutcheon, on plinth base, applied ogee bracket feet; brass dial with applied chapter ring, seconds dial with applied ring, cut-out arch revealing calendar dial, surmounted by circular boss lettered "T / TRAVIS / THORNE", possibly for Thomas Travis (active c. 1750) or son, and flanked by gilt-brass ormolu-style decoration, with matching ormolu-style spandrels to corners of dial. Pendulum present, retains one weight. Mid 19th century.