This 19th century Hopkins and Alfred Column and Splat clock exemplify such features such as roman numerals, decorative columns, floral motif, ornate corner scrolls, and a pendulum window. The original components comprise a gallery, mahogany case, mahogany lion feet, wooden dial, hands, iron weights, pendulum bob, iron bell, wooden works, door key, single tin pulley cover, and paper label.

Litchfield, Connecticut evolved from a frontier settlement into a commercial center within its first century. Settled in 1721 by skilled residents from Hartford and Windsor, one prominent early settler was Asa Hopkins, a wood turner who established himself in Northfield, a Litchfield section. Four generations of Hopkins craftsmen adapted through Litchfield’s changing post-Revolution economy, producing spinning wheels, clock reels, clock works, and musical instruments.