Clock movement, 1745
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1745
Clock movement in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 02.5.72b), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department. The museum dates it 1745. It is attributed to Filippo Polvini (recorded 1745–48). The museum records the medium as Brass, iron and the dimensions as H. of lantern clock: 13 in. (33 cm); W. of lantern clock: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm). These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Brass, iron
- Dimensions
- H. of lantern clock: 13 in. (33 cm); W. of lantern clock: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Horology
- Maker recorded
- Filippo Polvini
Identification
- Met object id
- 238025
- Museum object name
- Clock movement
- Museum object number
- 02.5.72b
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
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