Paint Decorated Tall Case Clock

Paint Decorated Tall Case ClockPaint Decorated Tall Case Clock
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Paint Decorated Tall Case Clock

New England, ca. 1800-1820.
Dial signed, "S Hoadley" Plymouth, CT.
The tall case clock is fitted with a wooden workds movement and a painted clock face depicting a Federal eagle.  The case has a removable bonnet above a slender waist fitted with moldings ending on a shaped shkirt.  The grain painted surface is in untouched original condition.
Condition:  Sections of the dome top are restored, otherwise in a remarkable state of preservation.
Provenance:  From a private Connecticut family.
 

Dimensions: 
83"h x 19 3/4"w x 10"d
Item ID: F-PF-CLK 010