Clock (Mantel clock)

Museum Object Number 1957.0744

Object Name

Clock (Mantel clock)

Category

Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Jacques Nicolas Pierre Francois Dubuc (Maker)

Place of Origin

Paris, France, Europe

Date

1815-1819

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Clock dial, below the numeral "VI"; "DUBUC", engraved in capital letters
2. Inscription; Front, clock case on banner; "WASHINGTON. / First in WAR, First in PEACE, / First in the HEARTS of his COUNTRYMEN" cast into applied ornament
3. Inscription; Front, on book pages; "July 4th/ 1776/ The/ Birthday/ of/ Liberty.";"America,/ the/ Asylum/ of the/ oppressed."
4. Inscription; Front, on plinth; "E PLURIBUS UNUM" engraved

Subjects

American Revolutionary War; George Washington; President; Government

Materials

Brass; Iron; Glass; Ormolu

Techniques

Cast, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

20.276 (H) , 18.386 (W) , 5.906 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

51.5 (H) , 46.7 (W) , 15 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: p. 303, no. 199