Mantel clock (horloge de cheminée), ca. 1745
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1745
Mantel clock in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 2019.283.70), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department under the title “Mantel clock (horloge de cheminée)”.
The museum dates it ca. 1745. It is attributed to Jean-Joseph de Saint Germain (French, 1719–1791). The museum records the medium as Gilded and chased bronze; white enamel and the dimensions as 24 × 20 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (61 × 52.1 × 21.6 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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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gilded and chased bronze; white enamel
- Dimensions
- 24 × 20 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (61 × 52.1 × 21.6 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Horology
- Maker recorded
- Jean-Joseph de Saint Germain
Identification
- Met object id
- 822723
- Museum object name
- Mantel clock
- Museum object number
- 2019.283.70
Catalogue references
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Research required
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