Object use

Household accessories

Object type

Clock

Maker

Willard, Simon, clockmaker, 1753-1848; Willard & Nolen, ornamental painter

Basis of maker

Inscribed by Willard. Although it is known that Simon Willard allowed other clockmakers to make his "Patent Timepiece," Montgomery believes that this one was actually made by Willard, since several factors in its construction are all in accord with practices followed in Simon Willard's shop.

Place of origin

Roxbury, Massachusetts

Basis of origin

Willard worked in Roxbury.

Date

1805-1810

Basis of date

Winterthur Museum registration records.

Style

Federal

Materials

Mahogany; White pine; Brass; Glass; Gilding; Paint

Attributes & techniques

Carving; Gilding; Painting; Brass; Moldings; Reeding

Marks, signatures, inscriptions

Painted on door: [S. Willard's Patent].

Dimensions

Height 42 in. (106.68 cm), Width 10.25 cm (26.03 cm), Depth 4 in. (106.16 cm)

History of ownership

Previously in the collections of Mrs. William Page and Karl E. Weston.

Bibliography

Book: Charles F. Montgomery, American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum (New York: Viking Press, a Winterthur Book, 1966), 204-5, no. 159.

Exhibition catalog: Sumpter Priddy, American Fancy: Exuberance in the Arts, 1740-1840 (Milwaukee: Chipstone Foundation, 2004), 68-69, fig. 113.

Online resource: Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library, Online Collections, http://museumcollection.winterthur.org (accessed March 18, 2015), 1957.0952.

Subject

Wall clocks

Current owner

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library

Credit

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Owner's accession number

1957.0952

Rights

Metadata and images digitized from the Decorative Arts Photographic Collection of the Winterthur Library. For reproduction requests or more information, contact DAPC at reference@winterthur.org.

Date digitized

2015-05-26

Date modified

2018-07-18