Object Details
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Large bronze clock; center part made up of large vase with round ring handles; acanthus and laurel leaves. Dial painted with small flowers on white enamel. On each side of the vase is a female figure; one holding a terrestrial glob (Geography), the other holding a scroll (Literature). The plinth on which the two figures are seated is decorated with chiseled plaques in front showing cupids and decorative motifs. The clock sits on a large red marble stand.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Louis J. Bosman
- ca. 1775
- Accession Number
- 1947-129-1
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- timepieces & measuring devices
- Decorative Arts
- Mantel clock
- Medium
- Gilt bronze, marble
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 73.5 x 67.5 x 28.5 cm (28 15/16 x 26 9/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
- made in
- France
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1947-129-1
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4ec95b0e0-f55d-49af-bb39-c0b800549ba7
