Object Details
Description
Joseph Hall of London, England, made this clock about 1680. It is a weight-driven style of domestic clock made entirely of metal and named after its shape, which roughly resembles a lantern. English emigrants from Bermuda purportedly brought the clock to Massachusetts around 1700.
At that time, a brass lantern clock or a tall case clock with a brass movement would have been among the most expensive items its owners possessed. More important as status symbols than as precise timekeepers, the clocks often had only an hour hand. Most people did not require to-the-minute accuracy.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
G. Norman Albree
date made
ca 1700
ID Number
CL.334367
catalog number
334367
accession number
314557
Object Name
clock
Physical Description
brass (overall material)
Measurements
overall - clock: 10 in x 4 1/8 in x 5 in; 25.4 cm x 10.4775 cm x 12.7 cm
overall - pendulum: 2 1/4 in x 1 3/8 in x 3/8 in; 5.715 cm x 3.4925 cm x .9525 cm
place made
United Kingdom: England, London
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_659479