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Identification and Creation

Object Number
HUCL.5
People
Bigelow, Kennard & Co., American
Title
Tall Case Clock
Classification
Timepieces
Work Type
clock
Date
1875
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/305382

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Oak wood case
Dimensions
248.9 x 54.6 x 36.2 cm (98 x 21 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Bigelow, Kennard and Co./Boston (all caps)
  • inscription: brass plate in break above door with memorial inscription

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Purchased by Waldo Lincoln, Worcester, MA, 1875.
To son-in-law, Frank F. Dresser.
To son, Waldo L. Dresser.
To Mrs. Waldo L. Dresser
To the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Dreesser.
Their gift to Harvard University, 1978.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard University Clock Collection, Gift in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Waldo L. Dresser, Class of 1939, from their three sons, 1978
Object Number
HUCL.5
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Brass plaque at top of case reads"Given in Memory of Waldo Lincoln Dresser and Louise Bender Dresser by their three sons Thomas, George, and Richard"

Verification Level

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