Peter Miller
Tall Clock

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Tall Clock
  • Eight-day Clock
Datec. 1815
Possible placePennsylvania, United States
Possible placeAllentown, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumMaple; cherry, brass, glass, and steel
Dimensions101 × 21 1/2 × 10 3/4 in. (256.5 × 54.6 × 27.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Helen Chillman
Object numberB.2002.24
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
ProvenanceHelen Chillman, New Haven, Connecticut; given to MFAH, 2002.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked on the center face of the dial: Peter Miller

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