Longcase clock

Clockmaker: John Whitehurst British

ca. 1780

Not on view

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Provenance

Title: Longcase clock
Maker: Clockmaker: John Whitehurst (British, 1713–1788)
Date: ca. 1780
Culture: British, Derby
Medium: Mahogany inlaid with satinwood
Dimensions: 94 1/4 × 20 in. (239.4 × 50.8 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
Object Number: 12.138.2
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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