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Musical Clock, Martin Vanlo?, ca. 1800

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

ca. 1800

Musical Clock made by Martin Vanlo?, dated ca. 1800, from German. The museum records its materials as: Wood, metal. Recorded dimensions: Greatest width: 42.5 x Total L. excluding ropes: 105cm (16 3/4 x 41 5/16in.) c1: 54.6 cm; c2 25.6 cm; c3 12.0 cm.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 1983.108; 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
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Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Medium
Wood, metal
Materials
Wood, metal
Dimensions
Greatest width: 42.5 x Total L. excluding ropes: 105cm (16 3/4 x 41 5/16in.) c1: 54.6 cm; c2 25.6 cm; c3 12.0 cm.
Dimensions
Greatest width: 42.5 x Total L. excluding ropes: 105cm (16 3/4 x 41 5/16in.) c1: 54.6 cm; c2 25.6 cm; c3 12.0 cm.

Identification

Culture
German
Geography
Germany
Date recorded
ca. 1800
Maker recorded
Martin Vanlo?
Museum attribution
Martin Vanlo?
Museum object name
Musical Clock
Holding institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum object number
1983.108

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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