Mirror clock
ca. 1565–70
Medium
Case: gilded brass and gilded copper; Dial: gilded brass; Movement: plated frame of iron, iron wheels
Dimensions
Overall: 16 × 6 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (40.6 × 15.9 × 3.2 cm)
Classification
Horology
Culture
German, Nuremberg
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number
17.190.639
Tags
About the Artist
Cornelis Bos|Matthias Zündt|Master CR · 1510–1556
Cornelis Bos (c. 1506/10–before 1555), a Netherlandish engraver, printseller, and publisher born in 's-Hertogenbosch, emerged as a pivotal figure in the Antwerp print trade during the mid-16th century. His early life remains sparsely documented, with no records of formal training or mentors, though he was active in Antwerp by 1537, producing his earliest known engraving, *Prudence and Justice*, af...