Wall clock (cartel), ca. 1745–49
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1745–49
Wall clock in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 23.67.23), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department under the title “Wall clock (cartel)”. The museum dates it ca. 1745–49. It is attributed to Jean-Jacques Fieffé (French, ca. 1700, died 1770). The museum records the medium as Case: gilded bronze; Dial: white enamel and the dimensions as 19 3/4 × 11 in. (50.2 × 27.9 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.
Evidence at a glance
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- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Case: gilded bronze; Dial: white enamel
- Dimensions
- 19 3/4 × 11 in. (50.2 × 27.9 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Horology
- Maker recorded
- Jean-Jacques Fieffé
Identification
- Met object id
- 194996
- Museum object name
- Wall clock
- Museum object number
- 23.67.23
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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