Tall Clock
Joseph Ward
1730–40 · Japanned white pine · The American Wing
The door of this rare japanned tall-case clock is remarkably well preserved. Its decoration, consisting of flowers, animals, and people situated in Far Eastern buildings and landscapes, is especially refined. The top and feet are modern replacements.
- Artist
- Joseph Ward
- Date
- 1730–40
- Medium
- Japanned white pine
- Culture
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Purchase, Virginia L-S Cowles, Diane L-S Hewat, and Marne L-S Hornblower Gifts, in memory of their sister, Clara Lloyd-Smith Weber, 1986
