Longcase clock, Thomas Dickenson, ca. 1807
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1807
Longcase clock made by Thomas Dickenson (British, recorded 1790–1827), dated ca. 1807, from British. The museum records its materials as: Case: rosewood, coniferous wood veneered with mahogany and inlaid with bands of holly, stained holly and bone, and brass; Dial: painted enamel on copper with brass hour hands; Movement: brass and steel. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 101 × 18 × 9 1/8 in. (256.5 × 45.7 × 23.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 62.171.17; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case: rosewood, coniferous wood veneered with mahogany and inlaid with bands of holly, stained holly and bone, and brass; Dial: painted enamel on copper with brass hour hands; Movement: brass and steel
- Materials
- Case: rosewood, coniferous wood veneered with mahogany and inlaid with bands of holly, stained holly and bone, and brass; Dial: painted enamel on copper with brass hour hands; Movement: brass and steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 101 × 18 × 9 1/8 in. (256.5 × 45.7 × 23.2 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 101 × 18 × 9 1/8 in. (256.5 × 45.7 × 23.2 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British
- Date recorded
- ca. 1807
- Maker recorded
- Clockmaker: Thomas Dickenson (British, recorded 1790–1827)
- Museum attribution
- Thomas Dickenson
- Museum object name
- Longcase clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 62.171.17
Catalogue references
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Research required
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