Table clock with calendar, 1881
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1881
Clock in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1991.113a–f), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department under the title “Table clock with calendar”.
The museum dates it 1881. It is attributed to Lucien Falize (French, Paris 1839–1897 Paris). The museum records the medium as Case: silver, partly enameled gold, hardstones, rock crystal, amethysts, and diamonds; movement: brass and steel and the dimensions as Overall: 18 1/2 × 7 × 7 in. (47 × 17.8 × 17.8 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Men, Women. 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.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Case: silver, partly enameled gold, hardstones, rock crystal, amethysts, and diamonds; movement: brass and steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 18 1/2 × 7 × 7 in. (47 × 17.8 × 17.8 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Horology
- Maker recorded
- Lucien Falize
Identification
- Met object id
- 207968
- Museum object name
- Clock
- Museum object number
- 1991.113a–f
Catalogue references
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