Minerva clock, Matthew Boulton, ca. 1772, with later alterations
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1772, with later alterations
Minerva clock Designer: After a design by Matthew Boulton (British, Birmingham 1728–1809 Birmingham) made by Theodore Rodel (recorded 1840) (Paris, France), dated ca. 1772, with later alterations, from British. The museum records its materials as: Gilt bronze, marble, enamel, brass, steel. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 19 × 13 × 8 1/4 in. (48.3 × 33 × 21 cm) Classifications: Horology, Metalwork-Gilt Bronze. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 1993.489; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Gilt bronze, marble, enamel, brass, steel
- Materials
- Gilt bronze, marble, enamel, brass, steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 19 × 13 × 8 1/4 in. (48.3 × 33 × 21 cm) Classifications: Horology, Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall: 19 × 13 × 8 1/4 in. (48.3 × 33 × 21 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British
- Date recorded
- ca. 1772, with later alterations
- Maker recorded
- Movement: Theodore Rodel (recorded 1840) (Paris, France)
- Museum attribution
- Matthew Boulton
- Museum object name
- Clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1993.489
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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