Carriage Clock
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1890
Carriage Clock made by Boston Clock Company (1888–1897), dated ca. 1890, from American. The museum records its materials as: Brass, glass, enamel. Recorded dimensions: 6 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. (15.6 x 8.3 x 6.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 1981.434; 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
- Brass, glass, enamel
- Dimensions
- 6 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. (15.6 x 8.3 x 6.7 cm)
- Materials museum
- Brass, glass, enamel
- Dimensions museum
- 6 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. (15.6 x 8.3 x 6.7 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- American
- Geography
- Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Date recorded
- ca. 1890
- Maker recorded
- Boston Clock Company (1888–1897)
- Museum department
- The American Wing
- Museum object name
- Carriage clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1981.434
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.