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Clock

André-Charles Boulle (French, 1642–1732)

Clock, André-Charles Boulle (French, 1642–1732), c. 1695, tortoise shell and brass inlay, gilt bronze

Maker: André-Charles Boulle (French, 1642–1732)
Date: c. 1695
Medium: tortoise shell and brass inlay, gilt bronze
Dimensions: Overall: 113.7 cm (44 3/4 in.)
Form: Clock
Origin: France
Culture: France, late 17th Century
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession: 1967.153
Credit line: Gift of Family and Friends in honor of Emery May Holden Norweb and Raymond Henry Norweb on their fiftieth wedding anniversary

The Latin phrase inscribed on this clock, Dirigit atque movet, can be translated as "time constantly moves on."

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