Boudoir clock, ca. 1784–91
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1784–91
Clock in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 52.206.9), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department under the title “Boudoir clock”. The museum dates it ca. 1784–91. It is attributed to Firm of Jaquet-Droz & Leschot, London and Geneva (1752–1791). The museum records the medium as Gold, enamel and the dimensions as 8 7/16 × 5 1/4 in. (21.4 × 13.3 cm). 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, enamel
- Dimensions
- 8 7/16 × 5 1/4 in. (21.4 × 13.3 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Horology
- Maker recorded
- Firm of Jaquet-Droz & Leschot, London and Geneva
Identification
- Met object id
- 201452
- Museum object name
- Clock
- Museum object number
- 52.206.9
Catalogue references
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Research required
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