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"Lighthouse" clock
"Lighthouse" clock

"Lighthouse" clock

Simon Willard (American, 1753–1848)
about 1826–30
Object PlaceRoxbury, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueMahogany, pine, tin, glass
DimensionsOverall: 63.5 x 29.2 x 23.5 cm (25 x 11 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.)
Overall: 68 cm (26 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Philip Spalding, Oakes Ames Spalding and Hobart Ames Spalding in memory of Philip Leffingwell Spalding
Accession number50.3434
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ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
InscriptionsPainted on front in a gold oval: "Simon / Willard / ROXBURY" On the inside of the door is the inscription of a nineteenth-century clock repairer: "Otis Hilbon Mitford March 10-46 / Mar 13 - 51"Provenance1950, Gift of Philip Spalding, Oakes Ames Spalding and Hobart Ames Spalding in memory of Philip Leffingwell Spalding (Accession Date November 9, 1950)
Face
Simon Willard
1795–1805
Tall clock
Simon Willard
about 1800
Tall clock
Simon Willard
about 1800
Tall-case clock
Simon Willard
about 1809
Banjo clock
Simon Willard
1802–10
Wall clock
Simon Willard
about 1810
Lighthouse clock
Simon Willard
after 1822
Mantel clock
Aaron Willard
1817