Tall Clock by Samuel Bagnall, American, 1740–60
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1740–60
Tall Clock made by Samuel Bagnall (active ca. 1740–1760), dated 1740–60, from American. The museum records its materials as: Walnut. Recorded dimensions: 84 3/8 x 17 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.
(214.3 x 43.8 x 26 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 18.110.63; 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
- 5
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Walnut
- Dimensions
- 84 3/8 x 17 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (214.3 x 43.8 x 26 cm)
- Materials museum
- Walnut
- Dimensions museum
- 84 3/8 x 17 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (214.3 x 43.8 x 26 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- American
- Geography
- Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Date recorded
- 1740–60
- Maker recorded
- Samuel Bagnall (active ca. 1740–1760)
- Museum department
- The American Wing
- Museum object name
- Tall clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 18.110.63
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.