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CHRISTIAN EBY TALL CASE CLOCK

Offered by: Levy Galleries

Description
CHRISTIAN EBY TALL CASE CLOCK
Federal Eagle Inlaid Tall Case Clock
Movement signed and dial painted by Christian Eby, Manheim
Case Attributed to George Dyer
Manheim, Pennsylvania Circa 1810

Primary Wood: Cherry, Walnut Veneer
Secondary Woods: Tulip Poplar, Yellow Pine, Maple

Height: 96 1/4 inches
Width: 19 3/4 inches
Depth: 10 inches

The backboards are arranged in a stacked horizontal fashion as seen in clocks from central New Jersey, Delaware and Central Pennsylvania.

Reference: A very similar clock in a nearly identical case is in the Hershey Museum Collection, see Keeping Time: Lancaster County Tall Clocks, entry 15.

The George Dyer attribution is based on a signed tall chest in the collection of The Philadelphia Museum of Art. In particular, the eagle inlay is very similar on the two pieces.

More Information

Origin:	United States
Period:	19th Century
Creation Date:	1810
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	707582

Dimensions

W.	19.75 in;	H.	96.25 in;	D.	10 in;
W.	50.17 cm;	H.	244.48 cm;	D.	25.4 cm;

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