Watch with automaton
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1720
Watch with automaton made by Charles Clay (British, 1695–1740), dated ca. 1720, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Case: gold and silver; Dial: champlevé gold. Recorded dimensions: Diameter: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 89.2.92; 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
- 5
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case: gold and silver; Dial: champlevé gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
- Materials museum
- Case: gold and silver; Dial: champlevé gold
- Dimensions museum
- Diameter: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, London
- Date recorded
- ca. 1720
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Charles Clay (British, 1695–1740)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 89.2.92
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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, maker attribution and specifications against horological references.