Bracket clock, John Fordham, 1755
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1755
Bracket clock made by John Fordham (British, active Coggeshall), dated 1755, from British, Coggeshall. The museum records its materials as: Mahogany. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 10 × 5 × 3 3/4 in. (25.4 × 12.7 × 9.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 64.101.869; 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
- Mahogany
- Materials
- Mahogany
- Dimensions
- Overall: 10 × 5 × 3 3/4 in. (25.4 × 12.7 × 9.5 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 10 × 5 × 3 3/4 in. (25.4 × 12.7 × 9.5 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, Coggeshall
- Date recorded
- 1755
- Maker recorded
- Clockmaker: John Fordham (British, active Coggeshall)
- Museum attribution
- John Fordham
- Museum object name
- Bracket clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 64.101.869
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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