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Claggett : Newport's illustrious clockmakers
- Title
- Claggett : Newport's illustrious clockmakers / Donald L. Fennimore, Frank L. Hohmann III ; with an introduction by Dennis Carr.
- Author
- Fennimore, Donald L.
- Publication
- [Winterthur, DE : Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc.] : Newport Historical Society, [2018]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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- Description
- 268 pages : color illustrations, color maps; 32 cm
- Summary
- In the 18th century, Newport, Rhode Island, was home to some of the most skillful craftsmen in colonial North America. Among them were the clockmakers William Claggett (1694-1748), James Wady (d. 1759), and Thomas Claggett (1730-1797)--individuals whose surviving works became the best-known records of their lives. Although they flourished in an era widely considered as a golden age of prosperity in Newport, their stories remained elusive, with a few magnificent clocks the only testament to their place in pre-Revolutionary New England. Through a broad search of archival records and a hunt to locate and document not only the work of these artisans--featured here in stunning new photography--but also their interconnected lives, the authors offer a more accurate picture of these three men, their trade, and aspects of life in contemporary Newport. The resulting volume reveals their stories and extraordinary works: an important contribution to the history of masterful craftsmanship in Rhode Island.
- Series Statement
- A Winterthur book
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biography
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9780300233797
- 0300233795
- LCCN
- 2017048473
- OCLC
- on1006520774
- 1006520774
- SCSB-9136470
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library