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WILLIAM HUDSON TALL CASE CLOCK

Offered by: Levy Galleries

Description
WILLIAM HUDSON TALL CASE CLOCK
Tantum Family Chippendale Tall Case Clock with works by William Hudson, working from circa 1773 to 1810
Mount Holly, New Jersey Circa 1790
Case attributed to Joseph Brumley

Primary Wood: Cherry
Secondary Wood: Yellow Pine Seatboard and Back

Height: 8 feet 3 inches
Width: 20 1/2 inches
Depth: 10 3/4 inches

Provenance: According to a family journal, John Tantum purchased 240 acres in Nottingham Township in Burlington County New Jersey in 1699 and built a house which was standing until 1909, the year the journal was written. The clock was probably made for John's relation, Joseph Tantum who was alive in 1774. The family was a member of the “Friends Society.”

Reference: A similar clock is illustrated in Patricia Kane and Edwin Battison, The American Clock 1725-1865, pages 94-97. For a brief discussion of Brumley and Hudson see The Magazine Antiques, August 1984, the article by Elizabeth D. Garrett, Living with Antiques, A Collection of American Decorative Arts in the Western Reserve, pages 325-330, see specific information on page 326.

Item Number: 6617.1

More Information

Origin:	United States
Period:	18th Century
Creation Date:	1790
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, Chippendale
Dealer Reference #:	6617.1
Incollect Reference #:	643792

Dimensions

W.	20.5 in;	H.	99 in;	D.	10.75 in;
W.	52.07 cm;	H.	251.46 cm;	D.	27.31 cm;

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