The Metropolitan Museum of Art

David Roentgen: Long-Case Clock

Abraham and David Roentgen were renowned German cabinetmakers whose workshop was famed throughout Europe for its exquisite marquetry work and complex mechanical devices. Exquisitely constructed, the case of this clock boasts finely detailed marquetry designs and a multitude of functions, including dials that indicate the time in ten of the most important cities in the world.

This clock is featured in the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens (on view October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013). See Collections to learn more about this clock.

David Roentgen: Long-Case Clock
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Tankard

Date:: late 17th century
Culture:: German (Nuremberg)
Medium:: Silver, partly gilt
Dimensions:: 11 x 10 7/8 in. (27.9 x 27.6 cm)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Gift of Estate of James Hazen Hyde, 1959
Accession Number:: 59.208.72

This artwork is not on display

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Marking: [1] (maker's mark) (See catalogue card) [2] N in a circle (Nuremberg town mark, 1650-1700) [3] Weevil in rectangle (French mark for work imported from countries with customs conventions, 1873 to present.) Location of marks: [1] and [2] on underside and on outside of cover rim [3] on rim of cover
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What
Metal (59,364)

Metalwork (14,716)

Silver (14,056)

Gilt (9,043)

Drinking vessels (6,032)

Tankards (307)
Where
Europe (148,586)

Germany (15,865)

Bavaria (988)

Nuremberg (320)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,179)
In the Museum
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (43,257)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Central Europe (including Germany), 1600–1800 A.D.