Mantle Clock
clockmaker
Charles Balthazar
(active Paris, 1717 - 1772)
Date1745-1749
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumEnamel dial encased in brass
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC18w15.a
eMuseum ID730191
EmbARK ObjectID15804
TMS Source ID4314
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesCatalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 18. (as "Old Saxe...Clock")
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 138. (as cylindrical movement by Charles Baltazar, dated early 18th century)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 138. (as cylindrical movement by Charles Baltazar, dated early 18th century)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer Adolph Pick, Vienna for 1500 florins on 17 September 1895 through the American diplomat Lawrence Townsend (1860-1954). (as a set with museum no. C18w17.1-2)
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