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Walter H. Durfee

Mount Vernon Banjo Clock

Maker

Walter H. Durfee (American, 1857-1939)

Title

Mount Vernon Banjo Clock

Year

ca. 1900

Medium

  • wood,
  • gilding,
  • brass,
  • glass,
  • reverse painted glass,
  • gilt bronze,
  • various metals

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • wood,
  • gilding,
  • brass,
  • glass,
  • reverse painted glass,
  • gilt bronze,
  • various metals

Materials

wood, bronze, glass, brass (alloy), gilding, veneer

Geography

Place Made: Rhode Island; Place Made: Providence

Dimensions

104.1 x 26.7 x 10.2 cm (41 x 10 1/2 x 4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Painted on clock face:"WALTER H. DURFEE/PROVIDENCE".Pressed into wood inside tablet box, in circle: "WALTER H. DURFEE/PROVIDENCE."

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Frederick Lippitt

Object Number

2007.98.17

Type

  • Timepieces

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Walter H. Durfee (American, 1857-1939)
Mount Vernon Banjo Clock, ca. 1900
Wood, gilding, brass, glass, reverse painted glass, gilt bronze, various metals
104.1 x 26.7 x 10.2 cm (41 x 10 1/2 x 4 inches)
Bequest of Frederick Lippitt 2007.98.17

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