Portable clock
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
possibly 19th century
Portable clock made by Décombat, dated possibly 19th century, from possibly French. The museum records its materials as: Brass, enamel. Recorded dimensions: Height: 8 3/4 in.
(22.2 cm); Diameter (dial): 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 00.12.6; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Brass, enamel
- Dimensions
- Height: 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); Diameter (dial): 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
- Materials museum
- Brass, enamel
- Dimensions museum
- Height: 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); Diameter (dial): 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- possibly French
- Date recorded
- possibly 19th century
- Maker recorded
- Clockmaker: Décombat
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Portable clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 00.12.6
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.