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Mahogany banjo clock. Hinged cover over drum head. Gilded, lyre-shaped throat has glass panel. Rectangular panel also has glass cover with eglomise cartouche and banners. Circular dial. Shell Replaced finial. Clock supported by shell-carved bracket that is not original to clock.
wall clocks
timepieces
gilding
glass (material)
mahogany (wood)
pine (wood)
wood (plant material)
Empire (style)
Clock
Clock, Wall
Clock, Wall
Sleeper, J. Henry
Russell, Sam
Derby, E. W.
Russell, A. L.
Used At J. Henry Sleeper House,
Currier & Foster (Maker)
Salem, MA, USA
41 3/8 x 11 1/4 x 3 7/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann
1942.2631
Massachusetts (United States)
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