id: 143175 accession number: 1967.153 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1967.153 updated: 2022-06-18 09:00:42.059000 Clock, c. 1695. André-Charles Boulle (French, 1642-1732), Balthazar Martinot II (French, 1636-1714). Tortoise shell and brass inlay, gilt bronze; overall: 113.7 cm (44 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Family and Friends in honor of Emery May Holden Norweb and Raymond Henry Norweb on their fiftieth wedding anniversary 1967.153 title: Clock title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1695 creation date earliest: 1690 creation date latest: 1700 current location: 215 French, German, and Dutch creditline: Gift of Family and Friends in honor of Emery May Holden Norweb and Raymond Henry Norweb on their fiftieth wedding anniversary copyright: --- culture: France, late 17th Century technique: tortoise shell and brass inlay, gilt bronze department: Decorative Art and Design collection: Furniture type: Furniture and woodwork find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * André-Charles Boulle (French, 1642-1732) - case maker * Balthazar Martinot II (French, 1636-1714) - cabinetmaker --- measurements: Overall: 113.7 cm (44 3/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review: 1967 opening date: 1967-11-29T05:00:00 Year in Review: 1967. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE (Blumka Gallery, New York). date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: The Latin phrase inscribed on this clock, Dirigit atque movet, can be translated as "time constantly moves on." digital description: Appointed cabinetmaker to King Louis XIV in 1672, André-Charles Boulle became a master of furniture making in France during the late 1600s until his death in 1732. Known primarily for his use of marquetry, in which metal patterns are inlaid into tortoiseshell then applied within the veneered surface of the furniture, Boulle established a level of quality and craftsmanship few others could achieve. As a result, his work found favor at the royal court and among other aristocrats and diplomats eager to impress the king. Often exhibiting stout architectural proportions with elegant groups of inlaid motifs, Boulle’s designs are an example of the intellectual fashion for contrasting ideas, materials, and motifs. With its relatively new scientific invention of a pendulum mechanism and the addition of a barometer, the mantel clock represented the wealth, prestige, and intellect of its owner. wall description: Appointed cabinetmaker to King Louis XIV in 1672, André-Charles Boulle became a master of furniture making in France during the late 1600s until his death in 1732. Known primarily for his use of marquetry, in which metal patterns are inlaid into tortoiseshell then applied within the veneered surface of the furniture, Boulle established a level of quality and craftsmanship few others could achieve. As a result, his work found favor at the royal court and among other aristocrats and diplomats eager to impress the king. Often exhibiting stout architectural proportions with elegant groups of inlaid motifs, Boulle’s designs are an example of the intellectual fashion for contrasting ideas, materials, and motifs. With its relatively new scientific invention of a pendulum mechanism and the addition of a barometer, the mantel clock represented the wealth, prestige, and intellect of its owner. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. page number: Reproduced: p. 132 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n156 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. page number: Reproduced: p. 174 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n194 May, Sally Ruth. Knockouts: a pocket guide. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001. page number: Reproduced: no. 39, p. 41 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1967.153/1967.153_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1967.153/1967.153_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1967.153/1967.153_full.tif