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Longcase clock with calendrical, lunar, and tidal indications, also known as the Graves Tompion
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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
Rights: Public Domain
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Bequest of Marilyn Preston Graves 1999
Title: Longcase clock with calendrical, lunar, and tidal indications, also known as the Graves Tompion
Description:
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.
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