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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:British
Title:Bracket Clock
Date Made:17th century
Type:Timekeeping
Materials:Walnut
Accession Number:  AC 1971.61
Credit Line:Gift of Winifred Lefferts Arms (wife of Robert Arms, Class of 1927)
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Label Text:
A horologist in the court of Charles II, Edward East created this portable timekeeping device, housed in a Dutch-style walnut veneer case. It is an example of a Huygens pendulum clock, a 1656 invention and important technological advancement for the industry.

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