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Artist:
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John Strykes
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Title:
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Tall case clock
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Date:
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1773
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Medium:
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Mahogany with white oak and English (probably Birmingham) painted dial
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Dimensions:
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85 x 19 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. (215.9 x 49.53 x 23.18 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of James F. and Louise H. Bell in memory of James S. and Sallie M. Bell
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Location:
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Gallery 336
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Inscribed on the reverse of the door to the clock's works is "Cardon Proctor, Aug. 1773, John Strykes". Both Proctor and Strykes are listed as clockmakers active in New York during the middle of the eighteenth century.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Strykes, John
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Role:
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Designer
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Life Dates:
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American
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Signature; Inscription inside door of case: [Carden Proctor, August 1773, John Strykes]
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Classification:
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Horology
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Physical Description:
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clock, long case; hood has scroll top and brass finial; painted domed dial framed by fluted columns with capitals and bases gilded; body framed by quarter round columns rests on feet in bracket form terminating in claw-and-ball and carved with acanthus; band of carved fretwork below dial
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Creation Place:
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North America, United States, , ,
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Accession #:
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31.26
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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