Maker
Joseph Knibb
Maker name as recorded in the holding museum's catalogue: “Joseph Knibb”. Biographical and business details beyond that record have not been independently verified.
- Kind
- clockmaker
Entries are linked to a maker only where the museum or collection record names that maker; attributed, workshop and uncertain names are not linked.
Published entries
2
Individual types and documented families
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2 with a credited real-object photo
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0
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Catalogue entries (2)
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
clocks
Lantern clock, Joseph Knibb, ca. 1675
ca. 1675
Lantern clock made by Joseph Knibb (British, 1640–1711), dated ca. 1675, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Brass. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 15 × 6 × 7 in. (38.1 × 15.2 × 17.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 64.101.859. Classification: Horology. Department: Europ…
Partial type record
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
clocks
Longcase clock with calendar, ca. 1680–85
ca. 1680–85
Longcase clock with calendar in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1974.28.92), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department. The museum dates it ca. 1680–85. It is attributed to Joseph Knibb (British, 1640–1711). The museum records the medium as Case: walnut and oak…
Partial type record
Materials recorded in the physical descriptions
- Brass2
- Silver1
- Steel1
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