A birch wood red-washed tall clock made in central New England. It is a country form exhibiting pleasing proportions. 218049.

This New England-made birch case exhibits solid proportions. The clock's New England origin is significant, reflecting the region's rich history of craftsmanship and design. This example features a case constructed primarily in birch and retains its original red wash finish. Red is a common color used to tint country / Indigenous woods to look more like cherry or mahogany.

This case stands on an applied bracket base, which elevates the cabinet off the floor. The four feet, spur returns, drop apron, and moldings are all part of the design. The waist section is long and centers a rectangular-shaped waist door. This door is trimmed with a simple molded edge. Open it, and one can easily access the two drive weights and brass-faced pendulum bob. Fitted into the corners of the waist are fluted quarter columns. These terminate in brass quarter capitals. Above this is the hood or bonnet. The molded arch supports a New England-style fretwork pattern. The design includes three wooden capped finial plinths, each supporting a brass ball and spike finial. The bonnet columns are turned smooth, decorated with rings, and mounted in brass capitals. These visually support the arch molding. Additional smoothly turned quarter columns are fitted into the back corners of the hood. The side panels feature tombstone-shaped sidelights. Looking through these, you can see a glimpse of the mechanism. The bonnet door is also arched and fitted with glass. It opens to access the painted iron dial.

The colorfully painted Boston dial is decorated with floral themes in the arch. This floral decoration fills the lunette. Geometric-style fans are painted in each of the four spandrel areas. The time track features Arabic five-minute markers, a dotted minute ring, and Roman-style hour markers. A subsidiary seconds dial and month calendar are located in their traditional positions inside the time ring. Lovely formed steel hands of a traditional pattern indicated the time.

This fine movement is constructed in brass and is of good quality. Four turned brass pillars support the two brass plates. Hardened steel shafts support the polished steel pinions, brass gearing, grooved winding drums, and recoil escapement. The weight-driven movement is designed to run for eight days on a full wind. It is a two-train or a time-and-strike design having a rack and snail striking system. As a result, it will strike each hour on the hour on a cast iron bell mounted above the movement on a bell stand.

This clock was made circa 1800.

The case stands approximately 95 inches or 7 feet 11 inches tall. It is approximately 20.75 inches wide and 11 inches deep.

Inventory number 218049.