Table or bracket clock, Thomas Tompion, ca. 1696
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1696
Table or bracket clock made by Thomas Tompion (British, 1639–1713), dated ca. 1696, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Case: ebony veneered on oak with gilded- and silvered-brass fittings; Movement: brass and steel.
Recorded dimensions: Overall: 16 1/4 × 10 1/2 × 7 in. (41.3 × 26.7 × 17.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 64.101.867; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case: ebony veneered on oak with gilded- and silvered-brass fittings; Movement: brass and steel
- Materials
- Case: ebony veneered on oak with gilded- and silvered-brass fittings; Movement: brass and steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 16 1/4 × 10 1/2 × 7 in. (41.3 × 26.7 × 17.8 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 16 1/4 × 10 1/2 × 7 in. (41.3 × 26.7 × 17.8 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, London
- Date recorded
- ca. 1696
- Maker recorded
- Clockmaker: Thomas Tompion (British, 1639–1713)
- Museum attribution
- Thomas Tompion
- Museum object name
- Table or bracket clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 64.101.867
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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