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Mantel clock

(1757–1844)
1817
Object PlaceRoxbury, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueMahogany, pine, glass, brass paw front feet
DimensionsOverall: 91.4 x 34.3 x 14.9 cm (36 x 13 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Mary D.B. Wilson in memory of Charles H. Wilson of Hingham
Accession number64.1601
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
InscriptionsHorizontal band on upper section painted: "Aaron Willard / BOSTON"
ProvenanceBought by Louisa Adams (died 1876) for $50, in 1817, the year of her marriage in Quincy, Mass., to William Wilson (1793-1863); by descent in the family to the donor, Mrs. Mary D.B. Wilson (Accession Date September 23, 1964)
1805–1815
1800–10
about 1740
late 19th century
about 1775–1800
1800–12
1795–1805
Designed 1957, manufactured 1964
designed 1957, manufactured 1963