Tall Clock, American, ca. 1730
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1730
Tall clock in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1990.175), catalogued by the museum's The American Wing department. The museum dates it ca. 1730 and records its origin as American; Philadelphia, Mid-Atlantic, United States. It is attributed to Peter Stretch (American, 1670–1746). The museum records the medium as Walnut, tulip poplar and the dimensions as 97 x 20 7/8 x 11 1/4 in. (246.4 x 53 x 28.6 cm). These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Walnut, tulip poplar
- Dimensions
- 97 x 20 7/8 x 11 1/4 in. (246.4 x 53 x 28.6 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Peter Stretch
- Place recorded
- Philadelphia, Mid-Atlantic, United States
- Culture recorded
- American
Identification
- Met object id
- 13416
- Museum object name
- Tall clock
- Museum object number
- 1990.175
Catalogue references
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