Clock (Clock works)

  • Category:

    Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments

  • Creator (Role):

    Simon Willard (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1805-1810

  • Materials:

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

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.0952 B


  • Complete Details



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)
1753-1848
RELATIONS: BENJAMIN WILLARD (OLDER BROTHER); AARON WILLARD (YOUNGER BROTHER); PAUL REVERE (BUSINESS PARTNER); ELNATHAN TABER (APPRENTICE)

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.