HUCL.42: The Murdock Clock
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- HUCL.42
- People
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Joseph Pope, American (1750 - 1826)
- Title
- The Murdock Clock
- Classification
- Timepieces
- Work Type
- clock
- Date
- c. 1780
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/305401
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Mahogany veneer on oak ; (dial English pine) used in bonnet
- Dimensions
- 252 x 53 x 25 cm (99 3/16 x 20 7/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: on dial: Jos. Pope/Boston
- inscription: paper label inside clock on door: Given by Professor Murdock (Master 1931-41)
- inscription: rear wall inside clock: The Murdock Clock
- inscription: inside door: Joseph Pope/Born in Boston 1750/Learned trade in Maryland/Returned to Boston - 1773/Started work on the Orrery ca. 1776/Orrery purchased by lottery/and given to Harvard - 1789/Only 4 known clocks, not/including this one/Died in Maine 1826
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard University Clock Collection, Gift of Professor Murdock, Master of Leverett House, to Leverett House, 1931-41
- Object Number
- HUCL.42
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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