Harvard Art Museums > HUCL.3: Tall Case Clock Timepieces Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Tall Case Clock (Benjamin Bagnall)(Case made by Thomas Johnson) , HUCL.3,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/305485. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number HUCL.3 People Benjamin Bagnall, American (England 1689 - 1773 Boston, MA) Case made by Thomas Johnson (1708 - 1767) Title Tall Case Clock Classification Timepieces Work Type clock Date c. 1750 Places Creation Place: North America, United States, Massachusetts, Boston Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/305485 Physical Descriptions Medium Pine case, originally decorated with a japanned finish Dimensions 234.7 x 51.2 x 25.7 cm (92 3/8 x 20 3/16 x 10 1/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: dial: Benjn. Bagnall (script) /Boston. (italic caps) inscription: Inside case (encapsulated in mylar): "At the Golden Lyon in Ann Street Near the Town Dock BOSTON" label: on inside door: in script "Benjamin Bagnall: 1689 -1773/ Probably Boston's first authenticated/ clockmaker. Born in England/ Formerly believed to have learned his trade/ there and to Boston ca. 1710/ Now thought to have come to Phila./ 1st. There learned from Peter Stretch and / then to Boston./ Married Elisabeth Shove 1712/ 7 children." Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard University Clock Collection, Gift of Mrs. Spaulding in 1939 Object Number HUCL.3 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Exhibition History The Art of Time:Clocks,Watches and other Time Keeping Devices from the Harvard Collections, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/30/1993 - 01/30/1994 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
