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Miniature clock, first half 18th century

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

first half 18th century

Clock in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 48.185.1), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department under the title “Miniature clock”.

The museum dates it first half 18th century. The museum records the medium as Gold, agate, and heliotrope, set with rose diamonds and the dimensions as 7 1/2 x 4 x 2 in. (19.1 x 10.2 x 5.1cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Animals. 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
Gold, agate, and heliotrope, set with rose diamonds
Dimensions
7 1/2 x 4 x 2 in. (19.1 x 10.2 x 5.1cm)

Technical characteristics

Classification
Horology

Identification

Met object id
200059
Museum object name
Clock
Museum object number
48.185.1

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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