Longcase clock, Mario Gambelli, 1766
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1766
Longcase clock made by Mario Gambelli (Italian, active 1766), dated 1766, from Italian, Bologna. The museum records its materials as: Case: partly gilded walnut and pine with later additions of various woods; Dial: brass; Movement: brass and steel.
Recorded dimensions: Overall: 96 1/2 × 23 × 15 3/4 in. (245.1 × 58.4 × 40 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 1971.1.3; 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
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case: partly gilded walnut and pine with later additions of various woods; Dial: brass; Movement: brass and steel
- Materials
- Case: partly gilded walnut and pine with later additions of various woods; Dial: brass; Movement: brass and steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 96 1/2 × 23 × 15 3/4 in. (245.1 × 58.4 × 40 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 96 1/2 × 23 × 15 3/4 in. (245.1 × 58.4 × 40 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- Italian, Bologna
- Date recorded
- 1766
- Maker recorded
- Clockmaker: Mario Gambelli (Italian, active 1766)
- Museum attribution
- Mario Gambelli
- Museum object name
- Longcase clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1971.1.3
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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