Henry Horatio Ham, wall clock, Portsmouth, ca. 1830

Furniture

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Portsmouth Historical Society

Name/Title

Henry Horatio Ham, wall clock, Portsmouth, ca. 1830

Entry/Object ID

1688

Description

Banjo clock with acorn finial, round face, tapered throat with eglomise tablet, rectangular case with eglomise front, pierced bracket facings along throat. Image painted on glass of lower portion of case, includes image of harbor with two figures, primary colors: gold, red and blue.

Collection

Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1688

Source or Donor

Ham, Emma Walton

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Ham, Henry Horatio

Date made

1830

Place

City

Portsmouth

State/Province

New Hampshire

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Early Date: 1830

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

Brass plate in the works: "This Timepiece made by H. H. Ham 1830 in the shop of Supply Ham"

Notes

UDF21: brass plate in the works: “This Timepiece made by H. H. Ham 1830 in the shop of Supply Ham”

Material

Wood: mahogany

General Notes

Note

Status By: Kindstedt, Susan Stowe Status Date: 2001-05-21