Wall clock (pendule en cartel)

Jean Godde l'aîné, ca. 1740–45

Artist

Jean Godde l'aîné (French, ca. 1668–1748/49)

Date

ca. 1740–45

Medium

Case: gilded bronze, oak, and tortoiseshell on brass marquetry on oak; Dial: white enamel and gilded brass with blued-steel hands; Movement: brass and steel

Size

Overall: 52 1/2 × 24 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (133.4 × 62.2 × 39.4 cm)

Type

Horology

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed