Longcase clock
1730–40
Medium
Walnut
Dimensions
Overall: 100 1/4 × 21 1/4 × 10 1/2 in. (254.6 × 54 × 26.7 cm)
Classification
Horology
Culture
British, London
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Annie C. Kane, 1926
Accession Number
26.260.29
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
John Ellicott · 1706–1772
**John Ellicott (1706–1772)** was a leading English clockmaker, watchmaker, and scientist of the 18th century, renowned for his precision instruments and innovative contributions to horology. Born in London, he was the son of John Ellicott (d. 1733), a respected clockmaker who had been admitted to the Clockmakers’ Company in 1696 and served as its Warden.) Ellicott trained under his father and qu...