Tall Clock by Jacob Diehl, American, ca. 1800
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: Mahogany, satinwood veneer with white pine, yellow poplar. Recorded dimensions: 8 ft. 8 in. × 19 1/2 in. × 21 1/2 in. (264.2 × 49.5 × 54.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 1980.458; 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
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Mahogany, satinwood veneer with white pine, yellow poplar
- Dimensions
- 8 ft. 8 in. × 19 1/2 in. × 21 1/2 in. (264.2 × 49.5 × 54.6 cm)
- Materials museum
- Mahogany, satinwood veneer with white pine, yellow poplar
- Dimensions museum
- 8 ft. 8 in. × 19 1/2 in. × 21 1/2 in. (264.2 × 49.5 × 54.6 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
- 1980.458
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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