Clock, Jean-Baptiste Lepaute, ca. 1775–80
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1775–80
Clock made by workshop of Jean-Baptiste Lepaute (French, 1727–1802), dated ca. 1775–80, from French, Paris. The museum records its materials as: Marble, bronze and gilt-bronze; chapter rings of white enamel; movement of brass and steel.
Recorded dimensions: H. 28-3/8 x W. 10 x D. 10 in. (72.1 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 29.180.4; 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
- Marble, bronze and gilt-bronze; chapter rings of white enamel; movement of brass and steel
- Materials
- Marble, bronze and gilt-bronze; chapter rings of white enamel; movement of brass and steel
- Dimensions
- H. 28-3/8 x W. 10 x D. 10 in. (72.1 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm)
- Dimensions
- H. 28-3/8 x W. 10 x D. 10 in. (72.1 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- French, Paris
- Date recorded
- ca. 1775–80
- Maker recorded
- Clockmaker: workshop of Jean-Baptiste Lepaute (French, 1727–1802)
- Museum attribution
- Jean-Baptiste Lepaute
- Museum object name
- Clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 29.180.4
Catalogue references
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Research required
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