"Balloon" Shelf Clock, Simon Willard, 1780–90
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1780–90
"Balloon" Shelf Clock made by Simon Willard (1753–1848), dated 1780–90, from American. The museum records its materials as: Mahogany, pine; brass, iron, steel, lead, synthetic cord (modern).
Recorded dimensions: 29 3/4 × 12 3/4 × 4 1/2 in. (75.6 × 32.4 × 11.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 2023.304a–c; 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
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Mahogany, pine; brass, iron, steel, lead, synthetic cord (modern)
- Materials
- Mahogany, pine; brass, iron, steel, lead, synthetic cord (modern)
- Dimensions
- 29 3/4 × 12 3/4 × 4 1/2 in. (75.6 × 32.4 × 11.4 cm)
- Dimensions
- 29 3/4 × 12 3/4 × 4 1/2 in. (75.6 × 32.4 × 11.4 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- American
- Geography
- (none assigned) Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States
- Date recorded
- 1780–90
- Maker recorded
- Simon Willard (1753–1848)
- Museum attribution
- Simon Willard
- Museum object name
- "Balloon" Shelf Clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 2023.304a–c
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
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