Maker
Peter Stretch
Maker name as recorded in the holding museum's catalogue: “Peter Stretch (American, 1670–1746)”. Biographical and business details beyond that record have not been independently verified.
- Kind
- clockmaker
- Country
- United States
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
With photographs
100%
2 with a credited real-object photo
Verified or well documented
0
Highest two confidence levels
Catalogue entries (2)
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Sansbury-Mills and Richard Hampton Jenrette Americana Funds, 2023
clocks
Lantern clock, Peter Stretch, 1691–1702
1691–1702
Lantern clock made by Peter Stretch (American, 1670–1746), dated 1691–1702, from American. The museum records its materials as: Brass, iron, bronze; rope (modern), lead. Recorded dimensions: 14 × 10 × 10 in. (35.6 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 2023.302a–i; details are those o…
Partial type record
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
clocks
Tall Clock, American, ca. 1730
ca. 1730
Tall clock in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1990.175), catalogued by the museum's The American Wing department. The museum dates it ca. 1730 and records its origin as American; Philadelphia, Mid-Atlantic, United States. It is attributed to Peter Stretch (American, 1670–1746). The museum records…
Partial type record
Dated entries by century
- 17th century1
- 18th century1
Only the 2 entries carrying their own date to within about 150 years are counted, by the earliest year given. These are catalogue holdings, not production totals.
Materials recorded in the physical descriptions
- Brass1
- Bronze1
- Steel1
- Zinc1
An entry made of several materials is counted once under each. Materials are counted only where the description states them.
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