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 Image: Willard Clock (Cat. no. 54.00002) 
Clock, Gallery Wall
by Simon Willard
Mahogany dial, gilded frame, metal, paint, 1837
Overall measurement
      Height: 51 inches  (129.54 cm)
      Width:  37 inches  (93.98 cm)
      Depth: 5 inches  (12.7 cm)
Inscription (etched on the exterior of the brass movement): Made by Simon / Willard in his 85th / year 1837 / Roxbury July / the 4 [?]; and (engraved on the brass pendulum face) MADE BY / SIMON WILLARD, / in the 85th year of his age. / BOSTON, JULY, 1837.
Cat. no. 54.00002.000
 
 
 
 
 
This clock is located in the Old Supreme Court Chamber in the Senate wing of the Capitol.

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