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It combines the craftsmanship of the clockmaker, the cabinetmaker and the artist. When successfully achieved, it can be rarely surpassed for aesthetic satisfaction. In this example we have the clockworks made by Elnathan Taber, Simon Willard's greatest apprentice, an unknown cabinetmaker and an ??glomis?? artist of the first rank. The patriotic motif employed so closely related to that element in Trumbull's view of the Declaration of Independence has been superbly executed. One of our favorite banjo clocks, I have always treasured it from its original purchase from Professor Fisher of Yale, thence the sale of it to Charles K. Davis, whose daughter lovingly resold it to us so that it could be placed in a home gracious enough to house it again."},{"label":"Subjects (AAT)","value":["Banjo clocks","Wall clocks"]},{"label":"Subjects","value":["Banjo clocks"]},{"label":"Bibliography","value":"Advertisement: \"Antiques in Domestic Settings: The home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Davis,\" Antiques 39, no. 3 (March 1941): 128, fig. 24.  Catalog: Israel Sack, Inc., American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, vol. 5 (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1976): 947, pl. P3752.  Catalog: Israel Sack, Inc., American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, vol. 5 (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1979): 947, pl. P3752.  Online resource: Yale University Art Gallery, http://web.library.yale.edu/ (accessed July 7, 2017), 4331."},{"label":"History of Ownership","value":"Purchased from Professor Fisher of Yale University by Israel Sack, Inc., 1939. Owned by Charles K. Davis after 1941. Sold back to Israel Sack, Inc. around 1976."},{"label":"Dimensions","value":"Height 39.5 in. (100.3 cm), Width 10 in. (25.4 cm), Depth 3.75 in. (9.5 cm)"},{"label":"Description","value":"Federal-style banjo clock made of mahogany.  A gilded, acorn finial mounted to a plinth crowns the drum head featuring a dial face with Roman numerals, minute and hour hands, and a winding hole enclosed behind the dial door. Fretted, brass side arms flank the inlaid and veneered throat that bares an ??glomis?? panel depicting a gilt allegoric figure of justice against a white background and a classical foliate panel with broad, gilt borders and white outer borders. The oculus of the pendulum box, which is outlined in inlay and veneer, features an ??glomis?? tablet, framed by cross banded borders, depicting crossed flags, banners and drums closely related to the painting of the Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull within a veneered frame. Both ??glomis?? panels are secured by the original thin rods with original needle-thin nails and the pastel back surfaces have never been varnished over (according to Israel Sack, Inc., 1976). The iron weight baffle behind the door panel bears the original inscription: [E. Taber, Roxbury, Massachusetts]. Below is a gilded bracket with an acorn shaped drop finial and carved, decorative balls along the bottom edge of the pendulum box.  According to Israel Sack, Inc. (1968), the eagle finial is original brass, the enamel dial is in good condition, and the T-bridge escapement brass movement is original (as of 1976) as is the pendulum, weight and winding key."},{"label":"Date Digitized","value":"7/20/2018"},{"label":"Marks, Signatures, and Inscriptions","value":"Inscribed on the weight baffle inside the pendulum box: [E. Taber, Roxbury, Massachusetts]."},{"label":"Materials","value":"Mahogany; Paint; Iron; Unidentified metal; Gilding; Brass; Glass"},{"label":"Style","value":["Federal"]},{"label":"Basis of Date","value":"Date range provided by Israel Sack, Inc., 1976."},{"label":"Date (EDTF)","value":"D:00 M:00 Y:1810 - D:00 M:00 Y:1820"},{"label":"Basis of Origin","value":"Inscription indicates Roxbury."},{"label":"Place of Origin","value":"Roxbury, Massachusetts"},{"label":"Basis of Maker Attribution","value":"Inscribed by maker. Inscription is not photographed, but according to Israel Sack, Inc., it is located on the weight baffle inside the pendulum box."},{"label":"Maker","value":["Taber, Elnathan, clockmaker, 1768-1854, active 1789-1854"]},{"label":"Other Name","value":"Banjo clock; Improved patent timepiece"},{"label":"Object Type","value":["Clock"]},{"label":"Object Use","value":"Household accessories"},{"label":"Category","value":"Furniture"},{"label":"Title","value":"Wall clock"},{"label":"Date Modified","value":"7/20/2018"}],"description":"Wall clock","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/378152d4-b23a-4cad-b2e5-af9d960adef0/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"dapc_1977-1315-001","height":1500,"width":647,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/9b1fff33-d34e-46a8-ab06-2db812996360/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/9b1fff33-d34e-46a8-ab06-2db812996360","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":512,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":1500,"width":647},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/378152d4-b23a-4cad-b2e5-af9d960adef0/canvas/_1","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/9b1fff33-d34e-46a8-ab06-2db812996360/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/378152d4-b23a-4cad-b2e5-af9d960adef0/canvas/_2","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"dapc_1977-1315-002_pendulumbox","height":1500,"width":1052,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/1f0fa8db-2364-4d51-b882-10effa19627d/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/1f0fa8db-2364-4d51-b882-10effa19627d","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":1500,"width":1052},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/378152d4-b23a-4cad-b2e5-af9d960adef0/canvas/_2","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/1f0fa8db-2364-4d51-b882-10effa19627d/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/9b1fff33-d34e-46a8-ab06-2db812996360/full/300,300/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/logo"}