Mantel clock with alarm, case ca. 1710, movement ca. 1760–70
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
case ca. 1710, movement ca. 1760–70
Mantel clock in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 46.162), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department under the title “Mantel clock with alarm”. The museum dates it case ca. 1710, movement ca. 1760–70. It is attributed to Franz Xavier Gegenreiner (German, active 1760–70). The museum records the medium as Case: tortoiseshell backed with brass leaf, pearwood veneered with rosewood; and partly gilded silver; Movement: gilded brass and steel and the dimensions as wt. confirmed: 31 3/4 × 17 × 11 1/4 in., 31 lb. (80.6 × 43.2 × 28.6 cm, 14.1 kg). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Men, Women, Cupid, Diana, Mars, Venus. 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
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Case: tortoiseshell backed with brass leaf, pearwood veneered with rosewood; and partly gilded silver; Movement: gilded brass and steel
- Dimensions
- wt. confirmed: 31 3/4 × 17 × 11 1/4 in., 31 lb. (80.6 × 43.2 × 28.6 cm, 14.1 kg)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Horology
- Maker recorded
- Franz Xavier Gegenreiner
Identification
- Met object id
- 199771
- Museum object name
- Mantel clock
- Museum object number
- 46.162
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
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and date against a specialist reference.