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Banjo clock

(American, 1753–1848)
1802–10
Object PlaceRoxbury, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueMahogany veneer, curly maple veneer, pine, brass finial
Dimensions88.3 x 25.2 x 8.9 cm (34 3/4 x 9 15/16 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Miss Theodora Willard
Accession number37.499
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
InscriptionsOn door panel in gilt: "S. Willard's Patent"
ProvenanceEarly history unknown; Bought by the donor, Miss Theodora Willard of Cambridge, in 1892 "from a second-hand shop on Cambridge Street Boston - for $15 -"; bequeathed by Miss Theodora Willard to the Museum in 1937 (Accession Date June 3, 1937)
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