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On Display: House - Library Cross Hall
Clock (Tall clock)
Simon Willard
1790-1810
Description
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.
Category
Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments
Creator/Artist/Maker
Simon Willard (Maker)
Place of Origin
Roxbury; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Mahogany veneer
- Ebony
- Chestnut
- Pine, hard
- Pine, white
- Brass
- Glass
- Tinned sheet iron
- Sand
Museum Object Number
1953.0155.064
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Charles K. Davis
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Complete Details
Object Number
1953.0155.064
Object Name
Clock (Tall clock)
Category
Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments
Creator (Role)
Simon Willard (Maker)
Place of Origin
Roxbury; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Date
1790-1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Door, inside
Inscription: "Clock Manufactory./ SIMON WILLARD,/ AT his CLOCK DIAL, in ROXBURY/ STREET, manufactures every kind of CLOCK WORK..." printed on paper
Type: Inscription
Location: Dial, front
Inscription: "Simon Willard." painted in black paint
Type: Mark
Location: Iron plate, behind painted dial
Inscription: "WILSON, Birmingham" cast into plate
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Mahogany
- Mahogany veneer
- Ebony
- Chestnut
- Pine, hard
- Pine, white
- Brass
- Glass
- Tinned sheet iron
- Sand
Dimensions (inches)
88 (H) x 19.75 (W) x 10.125 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
223.52 (H) x 50.165 (W) x 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).