Astronomical table clock, 1568
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1568
Astronomical table clock in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 17.190.634a–d), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department.
The museum dates it 1568. It is attributed to Jeremias Metzger (German, ca. 1525–ca. 1597). The museum records the medium as Case and dials: gilded brass; Movement: iron and the dimensions as Overall: 14 1/4 × 8 1/2 × 5 3/4 in. (36.2 × 21.6 × 14.6 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Male Nudes, Pegasus, Zodiac. 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Case and dials: gilded brass; Movement: iron
- Dimensions
- Overall: 14 1/4 × 8 1/2 × 5 3/4 in. (36.2 × 21.6 × 14.6 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Horology
- Maker recorded
- Jeremias Metzger
Identification
- Met object id
- 209211
- Museum object name
- Astronomical table clock
- Museum object number
- 17.190.634a–d
Catalogue references
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