Clock with base, early 17th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
early 17th century
Clock in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 29.52.10a, b), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department under the title “Clock with base”.
The museum dates it early 17th century. The museum records the medium as Brass gilt and the dimensions as Overall (monstrance .10a): 8 7/8 × 4 1/8 in. (22.5 × 10.5 cm); Overall (base .10b): 4 × 6 in. (10.2 × 15.2 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Brass gilt
- Dimensions
- Overall (monstrance .10a): 8 7/8 × 4 1/8 in. (22.5 × 10.5 cm); Overall (base .10b): 4 × 6 in. (10.2 × 15.2 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Horology
Identification
- Met object id
- 196399
- Museum object name
- Clock
- Museum object number
- 29.52.10a, b
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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