Detail View: The AMICA Library: Clock

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.1967.153
AMICA Library Year: 
1998
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name: 
Boulle, André-Charles
Creator Nationality: 
European; French
Creator Role: 
case maker
Creator Dates/Places: 
1643 - 1732
Gender: 
M
Creator Name-CRT: 
Andre-Charles Boulle
Creator Name: 
Martinot, Baltasar
Creator Nationality: 
European; French
Creator Role: 
movement maker
Creator Dates/Places: 
1643 - 1732
Gender: 
M
Creator Name-CRT: 
Baltasar Martinot
Title: 
Clock
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
c. 1695
Creation Start Date: 
1693
Creation End Date: 
1697
Materials and Techniques: 
tortoise shell and brass inlay, gilt bronze
Classification Term: 
Woodwork
Classification Term: 
Furniture
Dimensions: 
Overall: 113.7cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
1967.153
Credit Line: 
Gift of Family and Friends in honor of Emery May Holden Norweb and Raymond Henry Norweb on their fiftieth wedding anniversary
Inscriptions: 
at the base: "Dirigit atque movet" (loosely translates as Time is a directive force in life and constantly moves on); mechanism signed by Baltazar Martinot.
Rights: 
Related Image Identifier Link: 
CMA_.1967.153.tif