Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments
Jacques Nicolas Pierre Francois Dubuc (Clockmaker)
Paris, France, Europe
1815-1819
Brass; Ormolu; Iron; Enamel; Gold
cast, Gilded
1957.1035
Object Number1957.1035 |
Clock (Mantel clock)
Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Jacques Nicolas Pierre Francois Dubuc (Clockmaker)
Paris, France, Europe
1815-1819
1. Signature; Dial, center below hands; "Dubuc / Rue Michelle-le-Comte No. 33 / A PARIS" inscribed in black enamel
2. 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
3. Inscription; Front, on plinth; "E PLURIBUS UNUM" engraved
American Revolutionary War; George Washington; President; Government
Brass; Ormolu; Iron; Enamel; Gold
cast, Gilded
19.37 (H) , 14.62 (W) , 5.75 (D)
49.21 (H) , 37.15 (W) , 14.61 (D)
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[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Winterthur clock (1957.0144) by same maker and sharing several of the same design features: p. 303, no. 199