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From: William H. Distin and Robert Bishop, The American Clock (New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1976), 224
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Banjo clock

Object number

RIF4026

Maker

Casemaker Unknown
Clockmaker David Williams, 1769–1823

Dimensions

Height: 35 1/4 in. (89.535 cm)

Date

1815–1823

Current location

Unknown

Geography

Made in Newport, Rhode Island
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Medium

Mahogany (primary)

Marks

"D. WILLIAMS," in paint, on throat glass

Provenance

Private collection, 1976

Bibliography

William H. Distin and Robert Bishop, The American Clock: A Comprehensive Pictorial Survey, 1723–1900: With a Listing of 6153 Clockmakers (New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1976), 224, fig. 522.