Table or bracket clock, Edward East, ca. 1665
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1665
Table or bracket clock made by Edward East (British, 1602–1697), dated ca. 1665, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Case: ebonized fruitwood and rosewood with ebony moldings; Dial: gilded brass and silver; Movement: brass and steel.
Recorded dimensions: Overall: 14 9/16 × 11 11/16 × 6 1/4 in. (37 × 29.7 × 15.9 cm); Overall (dial plate): 8 5/8 × 8 in. (21.9 × 20.3 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 64.101.860; 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
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case: ebonized fruitwood and rosewood with ebony moldings; Dial: gilded brass and silver; Movement: brass and steel
- Materials
- Case: ebonized fruitwood and rosewood with ebony moldings; Dial: gilded brass and silver; Movement: brass and steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 14 9/16 × 11 11/16 × 6 1/4 in. (37 × 29.7 × 15.9 cm); Overall (dial plate): 8 5/8 × 8 in. (21.9 × 20.3 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 14 9/16 × 11 11/16 × 6 1/4 in. (37 × 29.7 × 15.9 cm); Overall (dial plate): 8 5/8 × 8 in. (21.9 × 20.3 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, London
- Date recorded
- ca. 1665
- Maker recorded
- Clockmaker: Edward East (British, 1602–1697)
- Museum attribution
- Edward East
- Museum object name
- Table or bracket clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 64.101.860
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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