Cross-Shaped Clock (Cleveland Museum of Art 1929.996)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1580–1600
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1929.996: Cross-Shaped Clock, c. 1580–1600. P. Herbier (French). Enameled gold, rock crystal, and a pearl; overall: 5.8 x 3.3 x 1.3 cm (2 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 1/2 in.).
Inscribed: inscribed: P. Herbier, Grenoble.. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- enameled gold, rock crystal, and a pearl
- Dimensions
- Overall: 5.8 x 3.3 x 1.3 cm (2 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 1/2 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 5.8 x 3.3 x 1.3 cm (2 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 1/2 in.)
- Material and technique
- enameled gold, rock crystal, and a pearl
Design
- Inscription
- inscribed: P. Herbier, Grenoble.
Identification
- Date recorded
- c. 1580–1600
- Culture period
- France
- Maker recorded
- P. Herbier (French)
- Museum attribution
- P. Herbier (French)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1929.996
- Published references
- W. M. M. “Three Renaissance Watches.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 17, no. 3 (March 1930): 31–39. Mentioned: P. 33; Reproduced: P. 35-36 Milliken, William M. “Mr. Severance’s Gifts to the Museum.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 23, no. 2 (February 1936): 17–27. Mentioned: P. 26; Reproduced: P. 23
- Museum classification
- Jewelry
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, maker attribution and specifications against horological references.