HorologerClock by
Jacques Langlois (French, master from 1692)French, master from 1692
CultureFrench
Titles
- Clock
- Tête de Poupée Clock
Datec. 1700
MediumTortoiseshell, pewter, brass, gilt bronze and wood
DimensionsOverall: 21 3/4 × 10 1/2 × 6 1/4 in. (55.2 × 26.7 × 15.9 cm)
Credit LineHorace Wood Brock Collection, museum purchase funded by the Museum Collectors
Object number2021.369
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on pendulum: 9020
Ingraved on back of clock works: "J. Langlois Paris"
Engraved on clock face: J/Langlois/Paris
Ingraved on back of clock works: "J. Langlois Paris"
Engraved on clock face: J/Langlois/Paris
Signed on clock mechanism: J. Langlois Paris [cursive]
Stamped on pendulum: 175
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