The Metropolitan Museum of Art

David Roentgen: Apollo Clock

Abraham and David Roentgen were renowned German cabinetmakers whose workshop was famed throughout Europe for its exquisite marquetry work and complex mechanical devices. Lavishly embellished and expertly crafted, the Apollo clock is one of the best-known pieces of Roentgen furniture.

This clock, from Roentgen-Museum, Neuwied, is featured in the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens (on view October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013).

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Pharmacy jug

Date:: 16th century
Culture:: Italian (Caffagiolo) or Siena
Medium:: Maiolica (tin-enameled earthenware)
Dimensions:: Overall (confirmed): 8 9/16 x 6 x 4 11/16 in. (21.7 x 15.2 x 11.9 cm)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: Fletcher Fund, 1946
Accession Number:: 46.85.44

This artwork is not on display

Provenance

Sigismond Bardac (by 1913) ; Mortimer L. Schiff (before 1927–46; sale, Mortimer L. Schiff collection, Parke- Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, May 4, 1946, part of lot no. 16)
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Florence and Central Italy, 1400–1600 A.D.