Tall Clock by Benjamin Willard, American, 1772
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1772
Tall Clock made by Benjamin Willard (1743–1803), dated 1772, from American. The museum records its materials as: Mahogany, cherry, white pine. Recorded dimensions: 95 1/4 x 21 7/8 x 10 3/8 in.
(241.9 x 55.6 x 26.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 1976.341; 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
- 5
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Mahogany, cherry, white pine
- Dimensions
- 95 1/4 x 21 7/8 x 10 3/8 in. (241.9 x 55.6 x 26.4 cm)
- Materials museum
- Mahogany, cherry, white pine
- Dimensions museum
- 95 1/4 x 21 7/8 x 10 3/8 in. (241.9 x 55.6 x 26.4 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- American
- Geography
- Made in Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States
- Date recorded
- 1772
- Maker recorded
- Benjamin Willard (1743–1803)
- Museum department
- The American Wing
- Museum object name
- Tall clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1976.341
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.