Figure 40 Tall clock
case with eight-day movement by William Thompson, Baltimore, Maryland, ca.
1794. Mahogany and mahogany veneer with tulip poplar and yellow pine. H.
98 1/4", W. 22 1/2", D. 11 1/2". (Private collection; photo,
Jeff Goldman.) The tympanum, scroll moldings, and feet are replaced. The
original feet were almost certainly ogee in form. |