Clock face with the signs of the zodiac

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Attributed to
Louis-Félix de La Rue, French, 1731 - 1765
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
The signs of the zodiac are displayed upon its outside band. Chronos is seated underneath raising the hour glass with his left hand and pointing at a ribbon. It contains four angular holes in which the exact date is intended to be visible. Shown here is "Mardi 19/18 Mars 1785."
Credit Line
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
1785
Accession Number
1911-28-126
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on paper
Dimensions
39.3 × 25.4 cm (15 1/2 in. × 10 in.)
made in
France
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1911-28-126
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4e4087365-dd33-4a35-8ba5-cac77f9e3dd0
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