Planisphere Clock (Getty Museum)


	Planisphere Clock:Crowned C stamp


	All the mounts on the lower section of the clock are struck with a small stamp in the form of a crowned C. The "C"stands for copper, and this stamp was used on alloys containing copper to denote that a tax had been paid between 1745 and 1749.
	Case attributed to Jean-Pierre Latz, furniture worker; movement (now missing) by Alexandre Fortier, clockmaker French, Paris, 1745 - 1749 Oak veneered with kingwood, mahogany, and bois satiné; bronze mounts; brass dials H: 9 ft. 3 in. x W: 3 ft. 1 in. x D: 1 ft. 3 in. 74.DB.2