Unknown French
Mantel Clock

Mantel Clock

Public Domain

Maker
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Mantel Clock
Datec. 1805–1810
Made inFrance
MediumGilt bronze, marble, plaster, enamel, and steel
Dimensions11 7/8 × 3 7/8 × 14 1/2 in. (30.2 × 9.8 × 36.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.68.29.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThis clock features an allegorical figure of astronomy studying a celestial globe; on the base, a cupid figure peers through a telescope.
Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Under seat cushion of figure: B

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