Wall clock (cartel)

Clockmaker: Pierre-Philippe Barat French

ca. 1750–70

Not on view

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Title: Wall clock (cartel)
Maker: Clockmaker: Pierre-Philippe Barat (French, working 1742–70, died before 1781)
Date: ca. 1750–70
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Gilt bronze, enamel
Dimensions: 43 × 25 in. (109.2 × 63.5 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Object Number: 20.103
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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