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Banjo clock |
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Object numberRIF5334 |
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MakerClockmaker George W. Babcock, 18141883Casemaker Unknown |
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Dimensions33 3/4 × 10 × 4 in. (85.73 × 25.4 × 10.16 cm) |
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Date183545 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Providence, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany, gilt brass, and eglomise |
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Marks"G. W. Babcock / Providence," painted, on dial |
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InscriptionsUnknown |
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ProvenancePrivate collection; consigned to Sotheby's, New York, January 22, 2011, lot 130 |
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Associated namesPrivate CollectionSotheby's |
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BibliographySotheby's, New York, Important Americana from a Private Collection, sale cat. (January 22, 2011), 102, lot 130, ill.Patricia E. Kane et al., Art and Industry in Early America: Rhode Island Furniture, 16501830, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2016), 113n47. |