Clock by Auguste-Emile Rinquet-Leprince, Made in Paris, France, ca. 1860
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1860
Clock made by Auguste-Emile Rinquet-Leprince (1801–1886), dated ca. 1860, from Made in Paris, France. The museum records its materials as: Gilt bronze, porcelain. Recorded dimensions: 28 x 13 5/8 x 10 3/8 in. (71.1 x 34.6 x 26.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 68.165.9a, b; 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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- 1
- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Gilt bronze, porcelain
- Dimensions
- 28 x 13 5/8 x 10 3/8 in. (71.1 x 34.6 x 26.4 cm)
- Materials museum
- Gilt bronze, porcelain
- Dimensions museum
- 28 x 13 5/8 x 10 3/8 in. (71.1 x 34.6 x 26.4 cm)
Identification
- Geography
- Made in Paris, France
- Date recorded
- ca. 1860
- Maker recorded
- Auguste-Emile Rinquet-Leprince (1801–1886)
- Museum department
- The American Wing
- Museum object name
- Clock
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 68.165.9a, b
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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