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Longcase clock, Nathaniel Brown, 1775

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1775

Longcase clock made by Nathaniel Brown, dated 1775, from British, Manchester. The museum records its materials as: Mahogany. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 8 ft.

8 in. × 21 in. × 10 3/4 in. (264.2 × 53.3 × 27.3 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 64.101.871; 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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Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Medium
Mahogany
Materials
Mahogany
Dimensions
Overall: 8 ft. 8 in. × 21 in. × 10 3/4 in. (264.2 × 53.3 × 27.3 cm)
Dimensions
Overall: 8 ft. 8 in. × 21 in. × 10 3/4 in. (264.2 × 53.3 × 27.3 cm)

Identification

Culture
British, Manchester
Date recorded
1775
Maker recorded
Clockmaker: Nathaniel Brown
Museum attribution
Nathaniel Brown
Museum object name
Longcase clock
Holding institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum object number
64.101.871

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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