![]() ![]() The pendulum was first adapted to the existing lantern clock, but it soon became apparent that the long, swinging element needed to be encased. In 1656 Christiaan Huygens, the Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer, invented the first practical pendulum clock.1 Within a generation, the basic form of the tall case clock, as we know it today, was for the most part established in England and northern Europe. The pierced fretwork, dentil molding, and other carving details elevate this case to among Janvier’s finest. The idiosyncratic central finial is unique to Janvier and it is quite rare to know the case maker as well as the clock maker. Beard worked in Appoquinimink (now Odessa) and frequently partnered with John Janvier the case maker. ![]() ![]() This is the only known Duncan Beard movement with a rocking ship in the lunette. Engraved along the dial arch “Duncan Beard, Appoquinimink.” Courtesy private collection. Highly carved elements such as the cartouche, finials, and applied scroll-board carving, as well as the pleasing presentation of the moon dial provide an impressive presence.Įight-day tall clock, Duncan Beard (d. Of particular note is the blind fretwork on the dial door surround. Duffield / Philad.a.” Duffield, who was Benjamin Franklin’s executor, produced numerous grand tall-case clocks but few with a case as intricately and thoroughly carved as this example. Eight-day tall clock, Edward Duffield (1720–1801), Philadelphia, Pa. ![]()
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