Tall Clock by Jacob Diehl, American, ca. 1800
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1800
Tall Clock made by Jacob Diehl (1776–1858), dated ca. 1800, from American. The museum records its materials as: Walnut, pine. Recorded dimensions: 96 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.
(245.1 x 54.6 x 31.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 1976.279; 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
- Walnut, pine
- Dimensions
- 96 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (245.1 x 54.6 x 31.8 cm)
- Materials museum
- Walnut, pine
- Dimensions museum
- 96 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (245.1 x 54.6 x 31.8 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- American
- Geography
- Made in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
- Date recorded
- ca. 1800
- Maker recorded
- Jacob Diehl (1776–1858)
- Museum department
- The American Wing
- Museum object name
- Tall clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1976.279
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.