"Balloon" Shelf Clock

Simon Willard

Date

1780–90

Type

"Balloon" Shelf Clock

Medium

Mahogany, pine; brass, iron, steel, lead, synthetic cord (modern)

Department

The American Wing

Culture

American

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

2023.304a–c

Credit

Sansbury-Mills and Richard Hampton Jenrette Americana Funds, 2023