Astronomical table clock, second quarter 17th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
second quarter 17th century
Astronomical table clock in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 17.190.747), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department.
The museum dates it second quarter 17th century. The museum records the medium as Case: gilded brass and gilded copper; Dials: gilded brass and silver; Movement: brass, gilded brass, and steel and the dimensions as Overall: 25 × 10 × 10 in. (63.5 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Astronomy, 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Case: gilded brass and gilded copper; Dials: gilded brass and silver; Movement: brass, gilded brass, and steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 25 × 10 × 10 in. (63.5 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Horology
Identification
- Met object id
- 193624
- Museum object name
- Astronomical table clock
- Museum object number
- 17.190.747
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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