Wall Clock

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Wall Clock
  • Patent Alarm Timepiece
Datec. 1820–1830
MediumUnidentified wood, gesso, paint, and glass
Dimensions42 × 10 1/8 in. (106.7 × 25.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.76.171
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionIn 1802, Massachusetts clockmaker Simon Willard received a patent for a weight-driven timepiece that was compact, dependable, and relatively inexpensive. Willard’s “patent timepiece” became very popular, with other makers producing their own versions of what came to be called the “banjo clock.”
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg, 1975; given to MFAH, 1976

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