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1926

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2015

2025

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Clock (Japan)

This is a clock. It is dated 18th century and we acquired it in 1926. Its medium is wood, lacquer, gilding. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane. It is credited Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane.

  • Tall Clock, Tall case clock
  • mahogany, carved teak with dial faces of gilded and patinated metal, glass.
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund,1992.70.
  • 21.2013.1

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 34 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm (13 3/8 x 7 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Clock (Japan); wood, lacquer, gilding; H x W x D: 34 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm (13 3/8 x 7 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.); Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1926-22-97-a/e

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