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Circular clock

(about 1724–1815)
1761, with later modifications
Object PlaceNewton, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniquePine, paint, gilding, iron, electrical components
DimensionsOverall: 12.7 x 66 cm (5 x 26 in.)
Credit LineGift of the First Church in Newton
Accession number1973.119
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ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
InscriptionsScratched into back of clock face: "[illegible initials] Aug 2 76" Modern electric works labeled by The Electric Time Company of Natick, Mass.
ProvenanceBy tradition, given by the maker to the First Church in Newton, Massachusetts, 1761; 1973, given by the church (Accession Date February 14, 1973). February 26, 2015, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
designed 1935, produced 1935–40
designed 1935
designed about 1928; produced 1928–31
designed about 1928; made 1928–31
about 1804–1814
1911–15
About 1730–60 with 19th-century japanning
About 1730–60 with 19th-century japanning
about 1815–19