This is a reproduction of a tall case clock built by John Townsend in 1789, the original clock resides in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. This is one of the very few tall case clocks actually signed by John Townsend. Evidently, John Townsend only signed and dated his finest work. The clock is constructed from South American Mahogany, the secondary wood is Tulip Poplar. The 18th century movement was built by David Lindow, engraving of the brass dial was done by Valdemar Skov.
I used Trimble SketchUp Pro to model the clock, using photo's available from the Met and photo's I personally took of the original clock while visiting the Met. It’s absolutely amazing just how fantastically talented 18th century furniture makers like John Townsend were.
Dimensions of the clock: 11 1/8" (d) x 22 (w) x 98 1/4" (h)
The clock was pretty challenging build.. Hope you enjoy the photos
I used Trimble SketchUp Pro to model the clock, using photo's available from the Met and photo's I personally took of the original clock while visiting the Met. It’s absolutely amazing just how fantastically talented 18th century furniture makers like John Townsend were.
Dimensions of the clock: 11 1/8" (d) x 22 (w) x 98 1/4" (h)
The clock was pretty challenging build.. Hope you enjoy the photos
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