When was "Minerva clock" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1770.

What medium is "Minerva clock"?

Minerva clock is Gilt bronze, marble, enamel, brass, steel.

Is "Minerva clock" in the public domain?

Yes, Minerva clock is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Minerva clock

Q: Who created "Minerva clock"?

Minerva clock was created by Theodore Rodel|Vincenti et Cie|Matthew Boulton|Henri-Charles Baltazard|Louis-Charles Baltazard in ca. 1770.

Theodore Rodel|Vincenti et Cie|Matthew Boulton|Henri-Charles Baltazard|Louis-Charles Baltazard

ca. 1770

Medium

Gilt bronze, marble, enamel, brass, steel

Dimensions

Overall: 19 × 13 × 8 1/4 in. (48.3 × 33 × 21 cm)

Classification

Horology|Metalwork-Gilt Bronze

Culture

British

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Horace Wood Brock, in loving memory of his parents, Hope and Horace Brock, 1993

Accession Number

1993.489

Art Historical Context

Step into the opulent world of 18th-century decorative arts with the *Minerva Clock*, a stunning testament to British craftsmanship around 1770. Crafted by a collaborative team including British industrialist Matthew Boulton French clockmakers Henri-Charles Louis-Charles Baltazard enamel specialist Theodore Rodel, and the firm Vincenti et Cie this timepiece embodies the era's international exchange of expertise. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Sculpture and Decorative Arts collection, it measures a compact 19 × 13 × 8¼ inches, perfect for a mantel or bureau in a gentleman's study. ...

About the Artist

Theodore Rodel|Vincenti et Cie|Matthew Boulton|Henri-Charles Baltazard|Louis-Charles Baltazard ( | |British| | ) · 1840 |1831 |1728 |1717 |1761 –1840 |1890 |1809 |1772 |1783

recorded 1840|1831–1890|British, Birmingham 1728–1809 Birmingham|recorded 1717–72|recorded 1761–83

Minerva clock

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