Mantel clock, 1840–50
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1840–50
Mantel clock in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1999.253), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department. The museum dates it 1840–50.
It is attributed to Honoré Pons (recorded 1807–50). The museum records the medium as Case: bronze, gilded and patinated; marble; wood; glass; Dial: gilt brass and enamel; Movement: brass and steel and the dimensions as Overall: 21 1/4 × 15 1/2 × 7 1/4 in. (54 × 39.4 × 18.4 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Swords, Angels, Madonna and Child. 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
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Case: bronze, gilded and patinated; marble; wood; glass; Dial: gilt brass and enamel; Movement: brass and steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 21 1/4 × 15 1/2 × 7 1/4 in. (54 × 39.4 × 18.4 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Horology
- Maker recorded
- Honoré Pons
Identification
- Met object id
- 209347
- Museum object name
- Mantel clock
- Museum object number
- 1999.253
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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