Clock with Father Time, 1863
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1863
Clock in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1991.261), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department under the title “Clock with Father Time”. The museum dates it 1863. It is attributed to Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French, Anizy-le-Château 1824–1887 Sèvres). The museum records the medium as Walnut, glass, bronze, and steel and the dimensions as Overall: 20 3/4 × 16 1/4 × 8 in. (52.7 × 41.3 × 20.3 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Men, Putti, Owls, Roosters. 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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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Walnut, glass, bronze, and steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 20 3/4 × 16 1/4 × 8 in. (52.7 × 41.3 × 20.3 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Horology
- Maker recorded
- Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Identification
- Met object id
- 208018
- Museum object name
- Clock
- Museum object number
- 1991.261
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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