1957.0782 Mantle Clock
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Clock (Mantel clock)

  • Category:

    Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments

  • Creator (Role):

    Arsandaux (Merchant)

  • Place of Origin:

    Paris, France, Europe

  • Date:

    1815-1820

  • Materials:

    Ormolu; Marble; Brass; Enamel

  • Techniques:

    Cast, Gilded

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.0782


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Object Number

1957.0782

Object Name

Clock (Mantel clock)

Category

Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Arsandaux (Merchant)

Place of Origin

Paris, France, Europe

Date

1815-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Clock dial; "Arsandaux/ PARIS" painted in script
2. Inscription; Clock works; "Douillon"
3. Inscription; Front, lower clock case on banner; "WASHINGTON. / First in WAR, First in PEACE, / First in the HEARTS of his COUNTRYMEN" cast into applied ornament
4. Inscription; Clock case, plinth under eagle; "E PLURIBUS UNUM" engraved

Subjects

American Revolutionary War; George Washington; President; Government

Materials

Ormolu; Marble; Brass; Enamel

Techniques

Cast, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

20 (H) , 14.12 (W) , 5.37 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

50.8 (H) , 35.88 (W) , 13.65 (D)

Object Description

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