Clock

Clockmaker: Joh Georg Wagner

late 17th century

Not on view

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Title: Clock
Maker: Clockmaker: Joh Georg Wagner (active Wasserburg)
Date: late 17th century
Culture: German, Wasserburg
Medium: Gilt bronze, leather, wood
Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/4 × 4 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (3.2 × 10.5 × 6.4 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Simon Guggenheim, 1929
Object Number: 29.52.1
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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