Mirror clock, Master CR, ca. 1565–70
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1565–70
Mirror clock made by Movement attributed to Master CR (probably active before 1565), dated ca. 1565–70, from German, Nuremberg. The museum records its materials as: Case: gilded brass and gilded copper; Dial: gilded brass; Movement: plated frame of iron, iron wheels. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 16 × 6 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (40.6 × 15.9 × 3.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.639; 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
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case: gilded brass and gilded copper; Dial: gilded brass; Movement: plated frame of iron, iron wheels
- Materials
- Case: gilded brass and gilded copper; Dial: gilded brass; Movement: plated frame of iron, iron wheels
- Dimensions
- Overall: 16 × 6 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (40.6 × 15.9 × 3.2 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 16 × 6 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (40.6 × 15.9 × 3.2 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- German, Nuremberg
- Date recorded
- ca. 1565–70
- Maker recorded
- Movement attributed to Master CR (probably active before 1565)
- Museum attribution
- Master CR
- Museum object name
- Mirror clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.639
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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