CasemakerCase attributed to
André-Charles BoulleFrench, 1642–1732, master before 1666
CultureFrench
Titles
- Longcase Clock
- Régulateur
Datec. 1685
MediumOak, tortoiseshell veneer, brass, and pewter; gilt-bronze; enamel and glass
DimensionsOverall: 90 × 22 × 8 in. (228.6 × 55.9 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineHorace Wood Brock Collection, museum purchase funded by Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2021.368
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
207 Powell Gallery
On view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition HistorySplendor and Elegance: European Decorative Arts and Drawings from the Horace Wood Brock Collection. Museum of Fine Arts Boston (January 22–May 17, 2009).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on pendulum: ARNEA(?)
Signed on face, underneath figure: Gregoire Paris [cursive]
Signed on clock mechanism: Gregoire Paris [cursive]
Signed on clock mechanism: Gregoire Paris [cursive]
Label on back: UNION CENTRALE / ART RETROSPECTIF. / 1865 / 1865 / 333 / 6488
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