Clock, Jean Martin, ca. 1780
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1780
Clock made by Jean Martin (active 1737–81, died 1786), dated ca. 1780, from French, Paris. The museum records its materials as: Case: Carrara marble, gilt-bronze mounts; Movement: brass, steel. Recorded dimensions: H. 15-1/2 x W. 16 x D. 6-1/2 in. (39.4 x 40.6 x 16.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 45.60.33; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case: Carrara marble, gilt-bronze mounts; Movement: brass, steel
- Materials
- Case: Carrara marble, gilt-bronze mounts; Movement: brass, steel
- Dimensions
- H. 15-1/2 x W. 16 x D. 6-1/2 in. (39.4 x 40.6 x 16.5 cm)
- Dimensions
- H. 15-1/2 x W. 16 x D. 6-1/2 in. (39.4 x 40.6 x 16.5 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- French, Paris
- Date recorded
- ca. 1780
- Maker recorded
- Clockmaker: Jean Martin (active 1737–81, died 1786)
- Museum attribution
- Jean Martin
- Museum object name
- Clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 45.60.33
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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