SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Timepiece

Works by Elnathan Taber (American, 1768–1854)

Timepiece, Works by Elnathan Taber (American, 1768–1854), 1802–5, Gilt mahogany and white pine, painted glass, gesso, ir…
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Works by Elnathan Taber (American, 1768–1854)
Date
1802–5
Medium
Gilt mahogany and white pine, painted glass, gesso, iron, steel, and brass
Dimensions
H.: 109.2 cm (43 in.)
Origin
Roxbury
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession
1996.13
Credit line
Purchased with funds provided by Dorothy J. Vance
Elnathan Taber apprenticed with a member of the Willard family clockmakers of Roxbury, who dominated the clock-making industry at the turn of the 18th century. In 1801 Simon Willard patented a timepiece that hung on the wall and featured an eight-day movement with pendulum and a weight. This wall clock is also known as a banjo clock because of its shape.
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