Mantel clock with musical movement

Jean-Baptiste-André Furet, ca. 1784

Artist

Jean-Baptiste-André Furet (French, ca. 1720–1807)

Date

ca. 1784

Medium

Case: gilded and lacquered bronze and marble; Movement (in bust): brass and steel with enameled hour and minute chapter rings (in head); Miniature organ with pipes and bellows (in base): brass, steel, and leather

Size

Overall: 29 × 16 1/4 × 9 in. (73.7 × 41.3 × 22.9 cm)

Type

Horology

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed