Object Number 1953.0155.064

Object Name

Clock (Tall clock)

Category

Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Charles K. Davis

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

Date

1790-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Door, inside; "Clock Manufactory./ SIMON WILLARD,/ AT his CLOCK DIAL, in ROXBURY/ STREET, manufactures every kind of CLOCK WORK..." printed on paper
2. Inscription; Dial, front; "Simon Willard." painted in black paint
3. Mark; Iron plate, behind painted dial; "WILSON, Birmingham" cast into plate

Materials

Mahogany; Mahogany veneer; Ebony; Chestnut; Pine, hard; Pine, white; Brass; Glass; Tinned sheet iron; Sand

Dimensions (inches)

88 (H) , 19.75 (W) , 10.125 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

223.52 (H) , 50.165 (W) , 25.718 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD at feet. W (base of hood) 19.25 in. (48.8 cm); D (base of hood) 9.75 in. (24.7 cm).

Object Description

Web - 01/23/2019

Tall clock with arched top and three brass finials connected by fretwork. Painted pastoral scene above white enamel dial, with hour and minute hands and separate second dial and calendar. Floral spandrels. Arched hood set with columns. Quarter-columns on waist; rectangular door outlined with stringing and quarter-fans. Base with similar inlay. Bracket feet.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Thesis] LaFond, Edward Francis. 06//1965 "The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum Collection of American Clocks". M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in Early American Culture
• Published: pl. XX, pp. 145-48
[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 148.