Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock Attributed to Samuel Abbott, Boston, c. 1825, gilded rope molded frames enclosing reverse-painted tablets, the lower depicting two warships and marked “Hull”, iron dial with Roman numerals and moon-shaped hands, brass eight-day movement with pendulum, ht. 30 in.
Note: For a related movement by Samuel Abbott see, Paul J. Foley, Willard Patent Timepieces , p. 64
Condition report
Condition: Lacking lower pedestal, a weight and finial, hands are replacements, frames re-gilded and tablets repainted.
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