This is a very good example of a maple case tall clock made in the Concord New Hampshire area. The case retains the Joiner’s Label. It reads, “Made by David Young, Joiner, Hopkinton, New Hampshire.” This label is pasted to the backboard and is located inside the case. We definitively know that Young made cases for Levi and Able Hutchins of Concord, Timothy Chandler of Concord and Edmund Currier of Hopkinton.

This example is formatted in the traditional woods and proportions that one would expected from the Concord, New Hampshire region circa 1795. This case stands proudly on applied bracket feet. They are applied to the bottom of the case as part of a double step molding. The waist section is long and is fitted with a large rectangular shaped waist door. Through this one can gain access to the tin can weights an pendulum. The bonnet can be easily described as a swans neck form. This example is better shaped than most. The moldings are not as heavily formed and the arches have more vertical height than the vast majority of the typical Concord case styles. The rosettes are finely carved in a pinwheel pattern. The finial plinths support the three brass finials. The bonnet columns are turned smooth and mounted into brass capitals. The bonnet door is an arched form and is fitted with glass. The iron dial is painted. It is not signed. The time ring is formatted in Roman numeral hour markers. Arabic numerals are used as the five minute markers. This dial also displays the date of the month calendar and the seconds on a subsidiary dial. The movement is constructed in brass. The teeth in the gear trains are deeply cut. It is designed to run eight days on a full wind and is weight driven. This clock strikes the hours on a cast iron bell. It is good quality. This clock stands a modest 7 feet 4 inches tall and was made circa 1795.