Name/Title
Banjo clockEntry/Object ID
J 77.2Description
The banjo or wall clock has a round face with brass bezel, painted dial, and cut steel hands. A gilded acorn finial is mounted above the clockface. The face stands above a narrow neck that tapers towards the top. It encloses a glass panel decorated with reverse painting. Pierced brass brackets are attached to each side. The rectangular base of the clock has a door with another painted panel depicting Aurora passing over the sun and labeled "the sea nymph." Brass works.Acquisition
Accession
J 77.2Source or Donor
Spencer & JuddCredit Line
Purchase, 1977Furniture Details
Furniture Type
Clock - BanjoMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Benjamin SmithRole
AgentDate made
1810 - 1830Place
City
BostonState/Province
MassachusettsRegion
Northeastern United StatesCountry
AmericaContinent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Makers MarkLocation
Painted on dialTranscription
Smiths / New YorkMaterial/Technique
PaintedType
InscriptionLocation
lower panelTranscription
Sea NymphDimensions
Height
33-1/2 inWidth
10 inDepth
4 inMaterial
Mahogany, White pine, Gilt gesso, Brass, GlassProvenance
Notes
Ex-collection George Frelinghuysen
Purchased from Spencer and Judd Antiques, Essex, CT, 9/15/77
