Brass dial shelf clock, ca. 1780-1790.

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Brass dial shelf clock, ca. 1780-1790.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/668258824

Mahogany shelf clock with a cove and ovolo molded cornice and an ovolo molded top with a central brass urn-and-spire finial on a fluted plinth flanked by pierced fretwork. Top section has a rectangular door with a glazed bell-shaped opening. Below the dial, there is a painted oval with the inscription "For Samuel Fisk Roxbury" surrounded by painted floral motifs. Bottom section with cove molding at the top, an inlaid box, molding at the bottom, and a shaped skirt, all supported on French bracket feet. Circular brass dial with roman hour numerals. Inside the chapter ring there is the inscription "Simon Willard Grafton." Above the central arbor, is an engraved sun containing the inscription "No. 14".

H: 34.5" W: 12.5" D: 5.75"

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SNAC Resource ID: 7961718

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Willard, Benjamin, 1743-1803,

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Benjamin Willard was a clock maker working in Roxbury, Grafton, and Lexington, Mass. From the description of Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1780-1790. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668307170 From the description of Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1770-1775. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668307246 From the description of Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1770-1803. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668307271 From the descriptio...

Willard, Aaron (American clockmaker, 1757-1844)

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Aaron Willard was a clock maker in Grafton and Roxbury, Mass. From the description of Brass dial wall clock, ca. 1780. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668258801 From the description of Brass dial wall clock, 1775-1780. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668258790 From the description of Brass dial wall clock, 1780-1785. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668258793 From the description of Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1805-1810. (Wi...

Willard, Simon, 1753-1848

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Simon Willard was a clock maker working in Grafton and Roxbury, Mass. From the description of Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1785. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668258840 From the description of Brass dial wall clock, ca. 1785. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668258819 From the description of Brass dial wall clock, 1780-1790. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668258829 From the description of Brass dial shelf clock, 1790-1800....