Tall Clock by Joseph Mulliken, American, ca. 1790
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1790
Tall Clock made by Joseph Mulliken (active 1775–1800), dated ca. 1790, from American. The museum records its materials as: Mahogany, white pine. Recorded dimensions: 95 x 19 3/4 x 10in. (241.3 x 50.2 x 25.4cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 1986.82; 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
- 5
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Mahogany, white pine
- Dimensions
- 95 x 19 3/4 x 10in. (241.3 x 50.2 x 25.4cm)
- Materials museum
- Mahogany, white pine
- Dimensions museum
- 95 x 19 3/4 x 10in. (241.3 x 50.2 x 25.4cm)
Identification
- Culture
- American
- Geography
- Made in Concord, Massachusetts, United States
- Date recorded
- ca. 1790
- Maker recorded
- Joseph Mulliken (active 1775–1800)
- Museum department
- The American Wing
- Museum object name
- Tall clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1986.82
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.