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Tall Case Clock

ClockmakerMade by Benjamin Cheney American, 1725 - 1815
Dateabout 1760
ClassificationsClocks
Credit LineGift of George W. Cheney, Jr.
Object number1978.70.0
Inscribed"Benj. Cheney - Hartford" engraved above the dial.

A label inside the door of the clock reads, "Benjamin Cheney, son of Benjamin (who came from Newbury) was born in Hartford (East Hartford) 1725. died 1815. Brother Timothy b. 1731. Timothy was G.G. Grandfather of Louis Cheney. Clock built about 1760. Bought at Amherst c. 1908".
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Bequest of Charles S. Bissell, 1970.1.0 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Tall Case Clock
Daniel Burnap
1785-1800
, 2003.131.0 Photograph by Gavin Ashworth. © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
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John Avery Jr.
about 1770
Gift of Mrs. Florence Van Fleet Lyman, 1939.2.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Unde…
Tall Case Clock
Simeon Jocelin
about 1820
Gift of Kenneth D. Roberts, 1980.55.0 Photograph by David Stansbury © 2008 The Connecticut Hi…
Tall Case Clock
Eli Terry
1800
Gift of Frederick K. and Margaret R. Barbour, 1969.44.1 Photograph by David Stansbury © 2008 …
Tall Case Clock
Eli Terry
1795-1800
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Tall Case Clock
Gideon Roberts
1803-1804
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Tall Case Clock
Gideon Roberts
1805-1815
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Joseph Carpenter
1780-1790
Gift of Mabel Johnson, 1953.2.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
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John Avery Jr.
about 1780, case reworked in the late 19th century
Gift of Frederick K. and Margaret R. Barbour, 1960.7.3 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Socie…
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Unknown
1735-1930
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Thomas Harland
about 1790
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Tall Case Clock
Daniel Burnap
1805-1810
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