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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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Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené (1748–1803)

Maker:: Painted and gilded by Louis-François Chatard (ca. 1749–1819)
Date:: 1788
Culture:: French (Paris)
Medium:: Carved, painted and gilded walnut; modern off-white cotton twill embroidered in silk
Classification:: Woodwork
Credit Line:: Gift of Ann Payne Blumenthal, 1941
Accession Number:: 41.205.1-.3a, b

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