TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fennimore,Donald L.
AU  - Hohmann,Frank L.
AU  - Carr,Dennis
TI  - Claggett: Newport's illustrious clockmakers 
T2  - A Winterthur book
SN  - 9780300233797
PY  - 2018///]
CY  - [Winterthur, DE]
PB  - [Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Incorporated], Newport Historical Society
KW  - Claggett, William.
KW  - Claggett, Thomas,
KW  - Wady, James,
KW  - Clock and watch makers
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - fast
KW  - Newport (R.I.)
KW  - Rhode Island
KW  - Newport
KW  - Clock (general)
KW  - USA
KW  - Highgrade oeuvre clock antique
KW  - History
KW  - Biographies
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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
ER  -