Mantel clock, mid-18th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
mid-18th century
Mantel clock in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 48.187.730), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department. The museum dates it mid-18th century.
It is attributed to Martin (active Paris). The museum records the medium as Bronze, gilt bronze and the dimensions as 20 × 13 in. (50.8 × 33 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Human Figures, Animals, Lizards. 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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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze, gilt bronze
- Dimensions
- 20 × 13 in. (50.8 × 33 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Horology
- Maker recorded
- Martin
Identification
- Met object id
- 200550
- Museum object name
- Mantel clock
- Museum object number
- 48.187.730
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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