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  • Banjo clock

    Banjo clock

    Curtis and Dunning (1816–ca. 1833)

    Date: 1816–18
    Accession Number: 1971.180.36

  • Banjo Clock

    Banjo Clock

    Aaron Willard Jr. (1783–1864)

    Date: ca. 1825
    Accession Number: 30.120.15

  • Banjo Clock

    Banjo Clock

    Possibly Aaron Willard Jr. (1783–1864)

    Date: 1815–25
    Accession Number: 37.37.3

  • Girandole

    Girandole

    Date: 1817
    Accession Number: 1974.363.1

  • Girandole

    Girandole

    Date: 1815–20
    Accession Number: 1974.363.2

  • Looking Glass

    Looking Glass

    Date: 1810–20
    Accession Number: 21.44.2

  • Girandole

    Girandole

    Date: 1800–1820
    Accession Number: 66.108.3

  • Girandole

    Girandole

    Date: 1815–25
    Accession Number: 67.9

  • Side chair

    Side chair

    Attributed to Charles-Honoré Lannuier (1779–1819)

    Date: 1815–19
    Accession Number: 1996.366

  • Looking Glass

    Looking Glass

    Date: 1795–1810
    Accession Number: 26.163

  • Looking glass

    Looking glass

    Date: 1745–80
    Accession Number: 35.22

  • Looking Glass

    Looking Glass

    Date: 1800–1820
    Accession Number: 50.145.358

  • Looking Glass

    Looking Glass

    Date: 1770–1800
    Accession Number: 52.86

  • Looking Glass

    Looking Glass

    Date: 1800–1810
    Accession Number: 1971.180.35

  • Looking Glass

    Looking Glass

    John Doggett (1780–1857)

    Date: 1810–20
    Accession Number: 10.125.377

  • Looking Glass

    Looking Glass

    Date: 1770–1800
    Accession Number: 10.125.367

  • Looking Glass

    Looking Glass

    Date: 1780–1800
    Accession Number: 10.125.352

  • Looking Glass

    Looking Glass

    Date: 1795–1810
    Accession Number: 10.125.371

  • Looking Glass

    Looking Glass

    Date: 1795–1810
    Accession Number: 10.125.376

  • Looking Glass

    Looking Glass

    Date: 1800–1820
    Accession Number: 46.67.124

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  • Banjo clock
    Banjo clock

    Curtis and Dunning (1816–ca. 1833)

    Date: 1816–18
    Accession Number: 1971.180.36

  • Banjo Clock
    Banjo Clock

    Aaron Willard Jr. (1783–1864)

    Date: ca. 1825
    Accession Number: 30.120.15

  • Banjo Clock
    Banjo Clock

    Possibly Aaron Willard Jr. (1783–1864)

    Date: 1815–25
    Accession Number: 37.37.3

  • Girandole
    Girandole

    Date: 1817
    Accession Number: 1974.363.1

  • Girandole
    Girandole

    Date: 1815–20
    Accession Number: 1974.363.2

  • Looking Glass
    Looking Glass

    Date: 1810–20
    Accession Number: 21.44.2

  • Girandole
    Girandole

    Date: 1800–1820
    Accession Number: 66.108.3

  • Girandole
    Girandole

    Date: 1815–25
    Accession Number: 67.9

  • Side chair
    Side chair

    Attributed to Charles-Honoré Lannuier (1779–1819)

    Date: 1815–19
    Accession Number: 1996.366

  • Looking Glass
    Looking Glass

    Date: 1795–1810
    Accession Number: 26.163

  • Looking glass
    Looking glass

    Date: 1745–80
    Accession Number: 35.22

  • Looking Glass
    Looking Glass

    Date: 1800–1820
    Accession Number: 50.145.358

  • Looking Glass
    Looking Glass

    Date: 1770–1800
    Accession Number: 52.86

  • Looking Glass
    Looking Glass

    Date: 1800–1810
    Accession Number: 1971.180.35

  • Looking Glass
    Looking Glass

    John Doggett (1780–1857)

    Date: 1810–20
    Accession Number: 10.125.377

  • Looking Glass
    Looking Glass

    Date: 1770–1800
    Accession Number: 10.125.367

  • Looking Glass
    Looking Glass

    Date: 1780–1800
    Accession Number: 10.125.352

  • Looking Glass
    Looking Glass

    Date: 1795–1810
    Accession Number: 10.125.371

  • Looking Glass
    Looking Glass

    Date: 1795–1810
    Accession Number: 10.125.376

  • Looking Glass
    Looking Glass

    Date: 1800–1820
    Accession Number: 46.67.124

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