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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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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