Mantel clock ("Pendule Clio"), ca. 1766–70
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1766–70
Mantel clock in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 37.160.10), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department under the title “Mantel clock ("Pendule Clio")”.
The museum dates it ca. 1766–70. It is attributed to Jean-André Lepaute (French, 1720–1789). The museum records the medium as Case: patinated and gilded bronze, and patinated copper (?); Dial: white enamel; Movement: brass and steel and the dimensions as Overall (confirmed): 24 3/4 × 19 1/4 × 10 1/4 in., 105 lb. (62.9 × 48.9 × 26 cm, 47.6 kg). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Women, Putti. 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
- Case: patinated and gilded bronze, and patinated copper (?); Dial: white enamel; Movement: brass and steel
- Dimensions
- Overall (confirmed): 24 3/4 × 19 1/4 × 10 1/4 in., 105 lb. (62.9 × 48.9 × 26 cm, 47.6 kg)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Horology
- Maker recorded
- Jean-André Lepaute
Identification
- Met object id
- 198013
- Museum object name
- Mantel clock
- Museum object number
- 37.160.10
Catalogue references
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Research required
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