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Identification and Creation

Object Number
HUCL.33
People
Unidentified Maker
Title
Tall Case Clock also known as "The Curtis Clock"
Classification
Timepieces
Work Type
clock
Date
c. 1750-1760
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/305520

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Mahogany (?) case inlaid with string moldings and panels of other lighter woods
Dimensions
242 x 53.3 x 27 cm (95 1/4 x 21 x 10 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: brass plaque: A gift to the / Society of Fellows / From / Charles Pelham Curtis Jr. / 1933
  • plaque: brass plaque: A gift to the / Society of Fellows / From / Charles Pelham Curtis Jr. / 1933

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard University Clock Collection, Gift of Charles Pelham Curtis Jr. to the Society of Fellows, 1933
Object Number
HUCL.33
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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