Photo Citation: Longcase equation regulator. (n.d.). Retrieved February 13, 2020, from https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/687929
Designed in the craftsmen’s home country of France, birthplace of the Rococo Style, the piece recognizes many attributes to its geological location. During this time many artisans were under rule of King Louis XV and because of this factor, design changed through France. Shapes and applications of materials started to change and with this climate the Longcase Equation Regulator was born in 1752 (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, n.d.).
Throughout the end of the French Rococo period and through the beginning of the Neoclassical era, Balthazar Lieutaud and Ferdinand Berthoud made a dramatic impact on not only the design community in France but through the nautical community as well. Through the use of materials such as: wood veneer, bronze, and brass, the craftsmen constructed luxury pieces of artwork that now live in a museum.