Lantern clock, Joseph Knibb, ca. 1675
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1675
Lantern clock made by Joseph Knibb (British, 1640–1711), dated ca. 1675, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Brass. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 15 × 6 × 7 in.
(38.1 × 15.2 × 17.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 64.101.859; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Brass
- Materials
- Brass
- Dimensions
- Overall: 15 × 6 × 7 in. (38.1 × 15.2 × 17.8 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 15 × 6 × 7 in. (38.1 × 15.2 × 17.8 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, London
- Date recorded
- ca. 1675
- Maker recorded
- Clockmaker: Joseph Knibb (British, 1640–1711)
- Museum attribution
- Joseph Knibb
- Museum object name
- Lantern clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 64.101.859
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.