Isabel Losada: Pediment Clock
Education Intern Isabel Losada examines a pediment clock by 18th-century French clockmaker Lenoble á Paris.
Precision and Splendor
Sara Sampoli: Gold Enamel Pendant Watch
Education Intern Sara Sampoli describes Henry Arlaud and Pierre II Huaud’s gold enamel pendant watch.
Vanessa Yuan: Barometer Clock
Education Intern Vanessa Yuan analyzes a barometer clock by French cabinetmaker Andres-Charles Boulle.
Allie Rosen: Garniture of One Clock and Two Vases
Education Intern Allie Rosen discusses an 18th-century French clock and vase set attributed to clockmaker Jean Martin.
David Weber, Gilt-Brass and Silver Table Clock
This Gilt-Brass and Silver Table Clock with Astronomical and Calendrical Dials (c. 1653) was made by David Weber. The clock is featured in the exhibition Precision and Splendor: Clocks and Watches at The Frick Collection, on display from January 23, 2013, through March 9, 2014.
Pierre II Huaud, Gold and Enamel Pendant Watch
This Gold and Enamel Pendant Watch (c. 1685) features a movement by Henry Arlaud (1631–1689) and enameling by Pierre II Huaud (1647–c. 1698). The clock is featured in the exhibition Precision and Splendor: Clocks and Watches at The Frick Collection, on display from January 23, 2013, through February 2, 2014.
Kevin Birth: "Clocks, Politics, and Changing Times"
The clocks in the exhibition Precision and Splendor reflect some of the major debates about time that have occurred over the last five hundred years. This lecture discusses the relevance of the exhibited clocks to our understanding of some of the great historic changes in timekeeping, including the Gregorian calendar and the Counter-Reformation, the Copernican revolution, the replacement of solar time with mean time, and the French Revolution's failed experiment with decimal time.
Breguet Gilt-Bronze Carriage Clock
The Gilt-Bronze Carriage Clock with Calendar by Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747–1823) and Antoine-Louis Breguet (1776–1858) is featured in the exhibition Precision and Splendor: Clocks and Watches at The Frick Collection, on display from January 23, 2013, through
Precision and Splendor Exhibition Overview by Hodinkee.com
Video of the exhibition Precision and Splendor: Clocks and Watches at The Frick Collection produced by Hodinkee.com.
Weber Table Clock Conservation
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