Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library is pleased to announce the publication of “Claggett: Newport’s Illustrious Clockmakers,” the newest classic by curator emeritus Don Fennimore and Frank L. Hohmann III, with an introduction by curator of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture at MFA, Boston, Dennis Carr.
Published by Winterthur and distributed by Yale University Press, the volume presents an in-depth study of 18th-century clockmakers William Claggett, James Wady, and Thomas Claggett, addressing their lives, their trade, and life in Newport. It is an important contribution to the history of masterful craftsmanship in Rhode Island. The book will accompany exhibitions on Claggett opening in December 2018 at the Newport Historical Society and Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
“Claggett: Newport’s Illustrious Clockmakers,” hardback, 268 pages, 321 color illustrations, is $65. Purchases made at the Winterthur Bookstore benefit the museum. Readers can visit the bookstore online at www.winterthurstore.com or call 800-448-3883, ext. 4741, to order.