Clock (Clock works)

Museum Object Number 1957.0952 B

Object Name

Clock (Clock works)

Category

Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Simon Willard (Maker)

Creator Notes

RELATIONS: BENJAMIN WILLARD (OLDER BROTHER); AARON WILLARD (YOUNGER BROTHER); PAUL REVERE (BUSINESS PARTNER); ELNATHAN TABER (APPRENTICE)

Date of Birth

1753

Date of Death

1848

Place of Origin

Roxbury, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Only case has origin of Roxbury, Massachusetts.

Date

1805-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Bottom tablet; in gilt "S. WILLARD PATENT"
2. Inscription; interior of pendulum box door; pink paint "Willard & Nolan/ Boston"

Materials

Mahogany; Pine, white; Brass; Glass; Gilt; Paint

Dimensions (inches)

41.5 (H) , 10.375 (W) , 3.75 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

105.41 (H) , 26.353 (W) , 9.525 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD at bottom of pendulum box.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 159.
[Book] Priddy, Sumpter. 2004 American Fancy: Exuberance in the Arts, 1790-1840.
• Published: fig. 113, pp. 68-69.