Tall Clock

Unidentified maker, New York City; retailed by Effingham Embree (1758-1817), New York City
Date: 1795-1796
Maker: Unidentified maker, New York City; retailed by Effingham Embree (1758-1817), New York City
Dimensions: 94 3/8 H x 20 1/2 W x 10 D
Materials: Mahogany, mahogany veneers, eastern white pine, cherry, and light wood inlays, and oil paint. Brass and painted iron face.
Marks:

Engraved on face of pendulum: Peter Gansevoort Junr / B 1749 D 1812 / Albany, N.Y. / Bought of / Effingham Embree / New York City / November 30, 1795. Also four corner remnants of paper label attached to inner case behind pendulum.
Provenance: Descended through the family from General Pieter Gansevoort, Jr., the original purchaser of the clock
Credit: Gift of the Estate of Catherine Gansevoort Lansing
Accession Number: 1919.4.4
Comments:

In 1795 or 1796, General Pieter Gansevoort, Jr., purchased this handsome tall clock from retailer Effingham Embree of New York City, and brought it upriver to his Albany home. It is possible, but not confirmed, that the clock was made by Gansevoort's first cousin, the well-known New York City cabinetmaker Thomas Burling. Superior workmanship and selection of wood veneers for the clock case place this in the first rank of New York City cabinetwork from the early Federal period.