Object Number 1965.2275

Object Name

Clock (Shelf clock)

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

Origin of movement Roxbury, Massachusetts.

Date

1790-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. ; PLATE BELOW DIAL; Simon Willard/ Roxbury-Street

Materials

Mahogany; Pine, white; Glass; Brass; Lead

Dimensions (inches)

28.25 (H) , 11.5 (W) , 4.75 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

71.755 (H) , 29.21 (W) , 12.065 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at feet, OD a feet.

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. 158.