Lantern clock, Peter Stretch, 1691–1702
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1691–1702
Lantern clock made by Peter Stretch (American, 1670–1746), dated 1691–1702, from American. The museum records its materials as: Brass, iron, bronze; rope (modern), lead. Recorded dimensions: 14 × 10 × 10 in. (35.6 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 2023.302a–i; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Brass, iron, bronze; rope (modern), lead
- Materials
- Brass, iron, bronze; rope (modern), lead
- Dimensions
- 14 × 10 × 10 in. (35.6 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm)
- Dimensions
- 14 × 10 × 10 in. (35.6 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- American
- Geography
- (none assigned) Leek, Staffordshire, England
- Date recorded
- 1691–1702
- Maker recorded
- Peter Stretch (American, 1670–1746)
- Museum attribution
- Peter Stretch
- Museum object name
- Lantern clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 2023.302a–i
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
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and date against a specialist reference.