Clock (Cleveland Museum of Art 1951.550)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1750
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1951.550: Clock, c. 1750. France. Gilt bronze; overall: 93 x 49.5 x 36.3 cm (36 5/8 x 19 1/2 x 14 5/16 in.). Inscribed: on clock face: JOUARD A PARIS; engraved on plaque attached to back of clock face: Jouard 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
- gilt bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall: 93 x 49.5 x 36.3 cm (36 5/8 x 19 1/2 x 14 5/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 93 x 49.5 x 36.3 cm (36 5/8 x 19 1/2 x 14 5/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- gilt bronze
Design
- Inscription
- on clock face: JOUARD A PARIS; engraved on plaque attached to back of clock face: Jouard Paris.
Identification
- Date recorded
- c. 1750
- Culture period
- France
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1951.550
- 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. 288 · 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 · The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978 . Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 180 · Cleveland Museum of Art. Images of the Mind. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1987. Reproduced: [p. 5]
- 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.