Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock Attributed to Samuel Abbott, Boston, c. 1825, gilded rope molded frames enclosing reverse-painted tablets, the lower depicting two warships and marked "Hull", iron di

samuel abbott movement attributed eight-day patent timepiece related banjo clock boston rope molded frames enclosing reverse-painted tablets lower depicting warships marked hull iron dial roman numerals moon-shaped hands brass pendulum paul willard gilded timepieces 1825 note foley