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Banjo clock

Unknown Artist

Lemuel Curtis (b. 1790) developed his elaborate version of the popular banjo clock between 1811 and 1816. This example was produced with his partner, Joseph Nye Dunning (1793–1841).

Credit: Bequest of Flora E. Whiting, 1971

1813-16
Mahogany, gilded gesso, verre églomisé tablets
102.9 x 25.4cm
1971.180.36
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019

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