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DEACESSIONED February 26, 2015

Circular clock

John Rogers (about 1724–1815)
1761, with later modifications
Object Place: Newton, Massachusetts

Medium/Technique Pine, paint, gilding, iron, electrical components
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 66 cm (5 x 26 in.)
Credit Line Gift of the First Church in Newton
Accession Number1973.119
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurnitureClocks

Signed Signed in black on the face: "JOHN ROGERS / NEWTON / MADE & GAVE IT / 1761"
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.