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Tall clock
Simon Willard (American, 1753–1848)
about 1800
Object Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Mahogany, mahogany veneer, lightwood inlay, chestnut, pine
Dimensions
Overall: 256.5 x 52.1 x 24.8 cm (101 x 20 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)
Block: 184.2 x 43.2 x 25.4 cm (72 1/2 x 17 x 10 in.)
Block: 184.2 x 43.2 x 25.4 cm (72 1/2 x 17 x 10 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George R. Fearing
Accession Number42.568
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CollectionsAmericas
Catalogue Raisonné
Randall 204
Signed
Clock face signed "Simon Willard / Roxbury."
Marks
Frame of the clock face stamped on the back: "Osborne's MANUFACTORY / BIRMINGHAM."
InscriptionsPainted in black on back of dial: "S V D"
Provenance1942, George Richmond Fearing, Boston; 1942, gift of George R. Fearing to the MFA (Accession Date: December 10, 1942)