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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.1672
People
John Ellicott, British (1706 - 1772)
Title
Spring-driven Clock
Classification
Timepieces
Work Type
clock
Date
c. 1755
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/311331

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Oak with walnut veneer and gilded pine mounts
Dimensions
57.7 x 37.6 cm (22 11/16 x 14 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: in breakarch: Jno. Ellicott/ London (script)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.1672
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • The Art of Time:Clocks,Watches and other Time Keeping Devices from the Harvard Collections, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/30/1993 - 01/30/1994

Verification Level

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