Table or bracket clock with calendar, Daniel Delander, probably ca. 1720
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
probably ca. 1720
Table or bracket clock with calendar made by Daniel Delander (British, 1678–1733), dated probably ca. 1720, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Case: walnut, oak veneered with walnut and burl walnut; stained wooden moldings; and brass fittings; Dial: gilded and silvered brass; Movement: brass and steel. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 22 1/4 × 14 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (56.5 × 36.8 × 21 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 1974.28.94; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case: walnut, oak veneered with walnut and burl walnut; stained wooden moldings; and brass fittings; Dial: gilded and silvered brass; Movement: brass and steel
- Materials
- Case: walnut, oak veneered with walnut and burl walnut; stained wooden moldings; and brass fittings; Dial: gilded and silvered brass; Movement: brass and steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 22 1/4 × 14 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (56.5 × 36.8 × 21 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 22 1/4 × 14 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (56.5 × 36.8 × 21 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, London
- Date recorded
- probably ca. 1720
- Maker recorded
- Clockmaker: Daniel Delander (British, 1678–1733)
- Museum attribution
- Daniel Delander
- Museum object name
- Table or bracket clock with calendar
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1974.28.94
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: confirm the wider type, maker and date against a specialist reference.