Wall clock (pendule en cartel), ca. 1740–45
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1740–45
Wall clock in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1971.206.27), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department under the title “Wall clock (pendule en cartel)”. The museum dates it ca. 1740–45. It is attributed to Jean Godde l'aîné (French, ca. 1668–1748/49). The museum records the medium as Case: gilded bronze, oak, and tortoiseshell on brass marquetry on oak; Dial: white enamel and gilded brass with blued-steel hands; Movement: brass and steel and the dimensions as Overall: 52 1/2 × 24 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (133.4 × 62.2 × 39.4 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Flowers, Angels. 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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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Case: gilded bronze, oak, and tortoiseshell on brass marquetry on oak; Dial: white enamel and gilded brass with blued-steel hands; Movement: brass and steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 52 1/2 × 24 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (133.4 × 62.2 × 39.4 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Horology
- Maker recorded
- Jean Godde l'aîné
Identification
- Met object id
- 205431
- Museum object name
- Wall clock
- Museum object number
- 1971.206.27
Catalogue references
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