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Longcase clock with calendrical, lunar, and tidal indications, also known as the Graves Tompion

Calligrapher Clockmaker: Thomas Tompion British
Case attributed to Jasper Braem
ca. 1677–80
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 509

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Object Information
  • Title: Longcase clock with calendrical, lunar, and tidal indications, also known as the Graves Tompion
  • Calligrapher: Clockmaker: Thomas Tompion (British, 1639–1713)
  • Maker: Case attributed to Jasper Braem (active ca. 1677–ca. 1686)
  • Date: ca. 1677–80
  • Culture: British, London
  • Medium: Case: oak veneered with walnut, panels of oystershell-cut olive wood; marquetry panels of green-stained bone, ivory, various woods; mounts: gilded brass; dial: gilded and silvered brass; movement: brass, steel
  • Dimensions: Overall: 77 × 17 × 8 in. (195.6 × 43.2 × 20.3 cm); Width (dial plate): 10 in. (25.4 cm)
  • Classification: Horology
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Marilyn Preston Graves, 1999
  • Object Number: 1999.48.2
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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