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Tall Case Clock
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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.
    Tall Case Clock
    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
    Tall Case Clock
    Tall Case Clock
    Gideon Roberts
    1805-1815
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    Tall Case Clock
    Joseph Carpenter
    1780-1790
    Gift of Mabel Johnson, 1953.2.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
    Tall Case Clock
    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…
    Tall Case Clock
    Unknown
    1735-1930
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    Tall Case Clock
    Thomas Harland
    about 1790
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    Tall Case Clock
    Daniel Burnap
    1805-1810
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