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Title
Tall
case
clock
Subject
Tall
case
clocks
;
Clocks
and
watches
;
Timepieces
;
Mechanical
clocks
Time Period
1820s
Place
Adena
(Ohio)
;
Chillicothe
(Ohio)
;
Ross
County
(Ohio)
Description
Wooden
grandfather
or
tall
case
clock
was
made
in
Ohio
around
1825
. This
cherry
wood
clock
has a
center
section
with a
hinged
door
that
is
flanked
by
fluted
columns
. The
top
section
is
supported
by
wide
cove
moldings
with a
heavy
bead
molding
underneath
. The
arch
pediment
has
three
urn
finials
that are
turned
. The
white
face
has
black
painted
Roman
numerals
and a
dial
made
of
iron
. The
phases
of the
moon
,
days
of the
month
and a
second
hand
are
shown
on the
face
. The
clock
stands
on a
square
,
box-like
paneled
compartment
that has a
heavy
S-curve
cove
molding
at the
top
and
is
supported
by
small
,
turned
feet
. The
clock's
dominant
colors
are
brown
,
white
,
gold
, and
black
. The
Ohio
Historical
Society
purchased
this
clock
from
Mrs
.
George
Hunter
Smith
of
Chillicothe
,
Ohio
,
when
Adena
became
a
state
memorial
in
1946
. This
clock
belonged
to the
donor
and her
husband
,
owners
of
Adena
from
1903
to
1946
.
Originally
Adena
was the
estate
of
Thomas
Worthington
(1773-1827)
and his
family
.
Worthington
was
Ohio's
sixth
governor
, a
U.S
.
Senator
, and a
member
of the
state
assembly
.
Date of Original
ca.
1825
Collection
Adena
Collection
Source
H
75822
Format
Object
;
Picture
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
Rights
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Type
StillImage
File Name
H75822.tif
Image Height
2202
Image Width
570
File Size
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