Opis: Stretch - Frank L. Hohmann, Donald L. Fennimore

This volume presents the definitive history of the Staffordshire-born Stretch family of clockmakers who emigrated to Philadelphia in 1703 and played an influential role in the city's early clockmaking, civic, and Quaker communities. Initial essays discuss the family and the importance of their Quaker beliefs; time-telling and the clockmaking community in pre-1750 Philadelphia; innovative mechanical advances made by the Stretches; and their notable civic and cultural contributions to the city. The catalogue section of the book features 84 of the 133 Peter, Thomas, and William Stretch clocks discovered during the course of the project, illustrating and fully describing both the cases and the works. The majority of the clocks, passed down through the generations and still in private collections, are being published for the first time.Contents: Foreword, Acknowledgments, Introduction Chapter 1 - Time and Telling Time in Early Philadelphia Chapter 2 - Peter Stretch and Family Chapter 3 - Stretch Clocks and the Philadelphia Clockmaking Community before 1750 Catalogue: Peter Stretch Clocks, Nos. 1-62; Thomas Stretch Clocks, Nos. 63-78; William Stretch Clocks, Nos. 79-84 Appendix 1 - Peter Stretch Will and Inventory Appendix 2 - Thomas Stretch Will and Inventory Appendix 3 - Samuel Stretch Will and Inventory Appendix 4 - Clock Owners in Philadelphia, 1684-1750 Appendix 5 - Stretch Signature Plates: A Comparison Appendix 6 - Stretch Clocks: A Comparison Appendix 7 - Identified Stretch Clocks Appendix 8 - Genealogy Endnotes, Bibliography, Index

Szczegóły: Stretch - Frank L. Hohmann, Donald L. Fennimore

Tytuł: Stretch
Autor: Frank L. Hohmann, Donald L. Fennimore
Producent: Winterthur Museum
ISBN: 9780912724706
Rok produkcji: 2013
Ilość stron: 376
Oprawa: Twarda

Recenzje: Stretch - Frank L. Hohmann, Donald L. Fennimore