Brass dial shelf clock, ca. 1785.

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Brass dial shelf clock, ca. 1785.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/668258827

Mahogany shelf clock with a molded cornice, a cove molded top, and three brass urn-and-spire finials. Top section with brass stop-fluted quarter columns with brass capitals and bases, sidelights with astragal tops, cast brass handles at either side, and a rectangular door with an arched glazed opening. Plain middle section with cove molding at top, string inlay, and a molded base. Bottom section, a twentieth century addition with stop-fluted pilasters at the front and a molded bottom. Engraved dial with roman hour numerals and arabic minute numerals, engraved ornament in the spandrels, and an engraved silent/strike selector in the lunette. On the chapter ring, there is a small engraved dial with the numbers 1 through 6 at the twelve o'clock position. Inside the chapter ring there is an engraved seconds dial, an engraved calendar dial, and the inscription "Simon Willard." Eight day movement.

H: 43.75" W: 16.25" D: 8.75"

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SNAC Resource ID: 7961719

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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....

Willard, Aaron (American clockmaker, 1757-1844)

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Willard, Benjamin, 1743-1803,

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