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Identification and Creation

Object Number
HUCL.19
People
Benjamin Rittenhouse, American (1740 - 1825)
Title
Regulator Tall Case Clock
Classification
Timepieces
Work Type
clock
Date
18th century
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/309891

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Case made of cherry(?) with lighter wood inlay
Dimensions
236.5 x 44.5 x 26.5 cm (93 1/8 x 17 1/2 x 10 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: on dial: Benjamin Rittenhouse/Fecit
  • inscription: stamped inside case door, upside down: MBR

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard University Clock Collection, Gift of David T. W. McCord '21, to the Memorial Church, Harvard University
Object Number
HUCL.19
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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