Tall Clock
Medium
Mahogany, mahogany veneer, maple with white pine
Dimensions
111 3/4 x 21 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (283.8 x 54 x 24.8 cm)
Classification
Tall clock
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Anthony W. and Lulu C. Wang Gift, 1998
Accession Number
1998.12
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Thomas Seymour|James Doull|John Ritto Penniman|John Seymour · 1771–1848
**Thomas Seymour (1771–1848)** was a leading American cabinetmaker of the Federal period, renowned for his refined neoclassical furniture produced in partnership with his father, John Seymour. Born in Axminster, Devon, England, Thomas trained in the English joinery tradition before immigrating to the United States with his family. He worked initially in Portland, Maine, and then established himsel...