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A Highly Important Joshua Wilder Dwarf Clock |
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| Category: |
Clocks |
| SubType: |
Clocks |
| Origin: |
America-USA |
| Era: |
19th Century |
| Height: |
42.25 inches |
| Width: |
12 inches |
| Depth: |
6 inches |
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| A rare and important dwarf clock, by Joshua Wilder, Hingham, Massachusetts. The case attributed to Henry Willard, Boston, circa 1824-30 This highly important clock has a diminutive mahogany case, proportioned to represent the form of a tall case clock from the workshops of Roxbury, Massachusetts. The dial is signed below the center arbor, "Warranted / by J. Wilder / Hingham ". The waisted case features superior mahogany veneers, the door and lower case each with a vibrantly figured center mahogany panel. The case terminates with a pillow molding atop a distinctive pair of gilt brass classical paw form front feet and turned rear feet. The clock case is marked in three places with the incised number "600" a technique which is closely identified with the cabinet making shop of Henry Willard. This clock has a mate with identical veneers and a dial signed by Wilder's workman Martial Shearman. It is illustrated in Fine Points Of Furniture, Early American by Albert Sack, page 129. Height to finial 48 1/4", Width 12", Depth 6".
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