Pendulum clock
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
18th century
Pendulum clock made by Schöner, dated 18th century, from German or Swiss. The museum records its materials as: Brass, silver; wood carved and gilded; wood. Recorded dimensions: Height: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); Diameter (dial): 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 00.12.7; 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, silver; wood carved and gilded; wood
- Dimensions
- Height: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); Diameter (dial): 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
- Materials museum
- Brass, silver; wood carved and gilded; wood
- Dimensions museum
- Height: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); Diameter (dial): 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- German or Swiss
- Date recorded
- 18th century
- Maker recorded
- Clockmaker: Schöner
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Pendulum clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 00.12.7
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.