Clockwork · 1982.60.84

Wall clock

ca. 1735–40

Medium: Soft-paste porcelain case, enamel dial, brass and steel movement
Date: ca. 1735–40
Dimensions: 49.5 × 24.1 × 12.1 cm
Catalogue: 1982.60.84
Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982

A cartel clock hangs on the wall from a single point, so the case carries the movement and the movement carries nothing. This one puts a porcelain case around a brass and steel movement by Etienne LeNoir.

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