Timepiece

Works by Elnathan Taber (American, 1768–1854) · Roxbury · 1802–5

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.

Medium

Gilt mahogany and white pine, painted glass, gesso, iron, steel, and brass

Dimensions

H.: 109.2 cm (43 in.)

Accession

1996.13

Credit line

Purchased with funds provided by Dorothy J. Vance