![]() ![]() Stephen Tracy moved to Plainfield in 1811 and lived about two miles from the Westgate house. Westgate (1808-1898) to his son, Daniel Cole Westgate (1857-1943), Plainfield Town Clerk to his daughter, Bessie Westgate Hill (1883-1986) to her neighbor, Howard Zea (1916-2012), Plainfield Town Clerk, c. to his brother, Earl Westgate (1764-1841) to his son, Earl B. Riley Whiting Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Winchester, Connecticut, 1825, mahogany scroll-top case with three brass urn finials, painted wooden dial with. Clock probably descended from John Westgate, Jr. Case purchased in 1815, documented in account book of cabinetmaker Stephen Tracy (1782-1866) of Plainfield and Cornish, NH. Provenance: Clock originally owned by John Westgate, Jr. Weight, tin cylinder with wooden plug in top and bottom 7" high x 2.2" diam. Weight, tin cylinder with tin bottom and wooden plug in top 6.6" high x 2.3" diam. WHITING WINCHESTER" in black letters on gold in center. White painted face with black Arabic numerals, gold scrollwork, floral decoration, and "R. Hood has two free-standing front columns, broken-arch cornice with scrolled ends, and central plinth with no finial. Movement made by Riley Whiting (1785-1835), Winchester, CT 1815. Case attributed to Stephen Tracy (1782-1866), Cornish, NH. Creator: Tracy, Stephen (1782-1866) Cabinetmaker Whiting, Riley (1785-1835) ClockmakerÄescription: Tall Case Clock. ![]()
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