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Wall clock, from the shop of Aaron Willard Sr., or Aaron William Jr., Boston, 1802-30...

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HST172777
Image title
Wall clock, from the shop of Aaron Willard Sr., or Aaron William Jr., Boston, 1802-30 (gilded estern pine, basewood, mahogany and black cherry)
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Artist
American School, (19th century) / American
Location
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, USA
Medium
gilded eastern pine, basswood, mahogany and black cherry
Date
C19th AD
Dimensions
101.6x26x9.8 cms
Image description

bottom glass panel painted with mythological scene; Aurora, goddess of dawn is spirited away in chariot by winged horses as sun rises; dramatization of the passage of time; this type of clock is popularly known as a blanjo clock; invented by Simon Willard in 1802 as a substitute for the tall clock;

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Photo: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston / The Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Alice C. Simkins / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
19th century / horse / animal / decoration / Pompei / Italy / Europe / dial / wing / clasical mythology / pompeian / personification of dawn / horse / eos
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Largest available format 7248 × 9201 px 21 MB
Dimension [pixels] Dimension in 300dpi [mm] File size [MB]
Large 7248 × 9201 px 614 × 779 mm 20.6 MB
Medium 807 × 1024 px 68 × 87 mm 523 KB

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