Clockwork
4 objects
Movements and the cases built to carry them. Filed apart from cabinetwork because the case here is subordinate — the object is dated by its movement, and the case can be, and often was, replaced.
Soft-paste porcelain case, enamel dial, brass and steel movement · ca. 1735–40 · 1982.60.84
Miniature secretary with a watch
Agate case with gold mounts, pearls; enamel dial · ca. 1766–72 · 05-02
Pair-case quarter-repeating watch
Gold set with diamonds, pearls, emeralds and rubies; enamel dial · ca. 1770–72 · 05-03
Chariot automaton with a clock
Gold with diamonds and pearls; enamel dial · 1766 · 1982.60.137