Dwarf tall clock, Samuel Mulliken II, ca. 1780
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1780
Dwarf tall clock made by Attributed to Samuel Mulliken II (1761–1847), dated ca. 1780, from American. The museum records its materials as: Cherry, brass with white pine.
Recorded dimensions: 48 7/8 x 11 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. (124.1 x 28.9 x 16.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 1989.360; 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
- Cherry, brass with white pine
- Materials
- Cherry, brass with white pine
- Dimensions
- 48 7/8 x 11 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. (124.1 x 28.9 x 16.5 cm)
- Dimensions
- 48 7/8 x 11 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. (124.1 x 28.9 x 16.5 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- American
- Geography
- Made in Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
- Date recorded
- ca. 1780
- Maker recorded
- Attributed to Samuel Mulliken II (1761–1847)
- Museum attribution
- Samuel Mulliken II
- Museum object name
- Dwarf tall clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1989.360
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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