Tall- case Clock (Regulateur) (Cleveland Museum of Art 1949.200)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1744
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1949.200: Tall- case Clock (Regulateur), 1744. Jean-Pierre Latz (French, 1691–1754), Stollewerck (French). Boulle marquetry with gilt bronze mounts; overall: 261.6 x 69.9 x 41.9 cm (103 x 27 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.). Inscribed: incised on the back of the lowest front panel: .LATZ . A . PARISIIS . FECIT ./. MDCCXLIV; engraved on the clock face: Stollewerck/Paris.. 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
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- boulle marquetry with gilt bronze mounts
- Dimensions
- Overall: 261.6 x 69.9 x 41.9 cm (103 x 27 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 261.6 x 69.9 x 41.9 cm (103 x 27 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)
- Material and technique
- boulle marquetry with gilt bronze mounts
Design
- Inscription
- incised on the back of the lowest front panel: .LATZ . A . PARISIIS . FECIT ./. MDCCXLIV; engraved on the clock face: Stollewerck/Paris.
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1744
- Culture period
- France, Paris
- Maker recorded
- Jean-Pierre Latz (French, 1691–1754), Stollewerck (French)
- Museum attribution
- Jean-Pierre Latz (French, 1691–1754); Stollewerck (French)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1949.200
- Published references
- The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 285 · The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966 . Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 137 · The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969 . Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 137 · Hawley, Henry H. “Jean-Pierre Latz, Cabinetmaker.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 57, no. 7 (September/October 1970): 203–259. Mntioned and reproduced: p. 215-217, figs. 1, 1a, Cover · The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978 . Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 180 · May, Sally Ruth. Knockouts: a pocket guide. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001. Reproduced: no. 41, p. 42 - 43
- Museum classification
- Furniture and woodwork
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.