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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.

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Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present)

Decorator:: (ground color): François Antoine Legros d'Anizy (active 1802–48)
Decorator:: (figural): Pierre-André Le Guay (active 1773–1817)
Maker:: Gilder: Joseph Léopold Weydinger (active 1778–1804, 1807–8, 1811, 1816–29)
Date:: 1807–8
Culture:: French (Sèvres)
Medium:: Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions:: Overall: 1 5/16 x 9 5/8 in. (3.3 x 24.4 cm)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: The Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund, 1987
Accession Number:: 1987.224

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