Unknown American
Wall Clock

Wall Clock

Public Domain

Wall Clock
Maker
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Wall Clock
  • Patent Alarm Timepiece
Datec. 1813–1815
Made inMassachusetts, United States
MediumBrass, steel, mahogany, pine, glass, and paint
Dimensions40 × 10 1/2 in. (101.6 × 26.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.61.65
Not on view

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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.”
Provenance[A. M. Adler, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, November 11, 1961; given to MFAH, by 1966.

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