Longcase clock with calendar

Joseph Knibb, ca. 1680–85

Artist

Joseph Knibb (British, 1640–1711)

Date

ca. 1680–85

Medium

Case: walnut and oak veneered with walnut; dial: gilded and silvered brass; movement: brass, steel

Size

Overall: 78 1/4 × 16 3/8 × 9 1/4 in. (198.8 × 41.6 × 23.5 cm); Quarter Strike weight (far left when viewing the object) and Hour Strike weight: 11.5 lb. (5.2 kg); Going Train (center): 6.7 lb. (3.1 kg); Width (dial plate): 10 in. (25.4 cm)

Type

Horology

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed