THE VALENTINE OPP MUSICAL TALL CASE CLOCK Made circa 1774 by Joseph Ellicott Buckingham, Pennsylvania Inscribed #60
Primary Wood: Cherry Secondary Wood: White Pine, Tulip Poplar
Height: 92 inches Width: 19 inches Depth: 12 1/2 inches
Provenance: Inventories and probates confirm the following descent of the clock: Made for Captain Valentine Opp (Oup) Esquire (1734-1797); To his son, Valentine Opp, Jr. (1768- 1853); to his son Morgan Opp (1812-1868); to Mrs. William Montague, Norristown, Pennsylvania; sold at the William D. Morley auction of Mrs. Montague’s collection, April 12-20, 1937; private Pennsylvania collection. Reference: This clock appears in Gary Sullivan and Kate Van Winkle Keller, Musical Clocks of Early America, 1730-1830, entry 46, page 110. At that time its location was unknown. The best known musical clock by Ellicott, and perhaps the greatest American clock extant, is the twenty four tune clock dated 1769 at The Smithsonian Institution. See pages 104- 109 of the above stated reference.
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