Banjo clock
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1813–16
Banjo clock made by Curtis and Dunning (1816–ca. 1833), dated 1813–16, from American. The museum records its materials as: Mahogany, gilded gesso, verre églomisé tablets.
Recorded dimensions: 40 1/2 x 10 in. (102.9 x 25.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 1971.180.36; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Mahogany, gilded gesso, verre églomisé tablets
- Dimensions
- 40 1/2 x 10 in. (102.9 x 25.4 cm)
- Materials museum
- Mahogany, gilded gesso, verre églomisé tablets
- Dimensions museum
- 40 1/2 x 10 in. (102.9 x 25.4 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- American
- Geography
- Made in Concord, Massachusetts, United States
- Date recorded
- 1813–16
- Maker recorded
- Curtis and Dunning (1816–ca. 1833)
- Museum department
- The American Wing
- Museum object name
- Banjo clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1971.180.36
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, maker attribution and specifications against horological references.