Clock
Jean-Nicolas Schmit
(French, active about 1780–1820; died in 1820)
Duc d'Angouleme's manufactory
(French, active 1781–1828)
about 1785-1789
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueBisque porcelain with ormolu mounts
Dimensions48.26 x 46.99 x 11.43 cm (19 x 18 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Frederick T. Bradbury
Accession number28.894
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
Provenance1926, French and Company, New York [see note]. 1928, gift of Harriet J. White (Mrs. Frederick T.) Bradbury (b. 1851 - d. 1930), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 18, 1928)
NOTE: As illustrated in Edward Wenham, "The Renewed Interest in Old Clocks," International Studio, June 1926, p. 82 (photography credit on p. 81).
NOTE: As illustrated in Edward Wenham, "The Renewed Interest in Old Clocks," International Studio, June 1926, p. 82 (photography credit on p. 81).
about 1810
1805–25
about 1850–80
