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Identification and Creation

Object Number
HUCL.11
People
Simon Willard, American (1753 - 1848)
Title
Banjo Regulator Clock
Classification
Timepieces
Work Type
clock
Date
1829
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/305381

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Mahogany case
Dimensions
183.2 × 48.9 × 14.9 cm (72 1/8 × 19 1/4 × 5 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Simon Willard & Son (script)
  • inscription: ACADEMIAE HARVARDIANAE/AD BIBLIOTHECAM PRAESIDIS ORNANDAM/SIMON WILLARD/QUI FECIT/GRATO ANIMO DONAVIT/A.D.XIII KALSEPT MDCCCXXIX. [Harvard College / To the library of the President for his use / Simon Willard / who made it / gives it through the gratefulness of his spirit / A.D. 13 September (kal) 1829. (The date is given according to the Roman calendar, 13 Kalends September. The Julian calendar date would be August 20, 1829.) ]

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard University Clock Collection, Gift from Simon Willard for the use of the President of Harvard College, 1829
Object Number
HUCL.11
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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