Object type: "Balloon" Shelf Clock
Date: 1780–90
Culture: American
Artist:  Simon Willard 
Artist bio: 1753–1848
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Mahogany, pine; brass, iron, steel, lead, synthetic cord (modern)
Dimensions: 29 3/4 × 12 3/4 × 4 1/2 in. (75.6 × 32.4 × 11.4 cm)
Credit line: Sansbury-Mills and Richard Hampton Jenrette American Funds, 2023
Geography: (none assigned) Roxbury Massachusetts  United States      
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY