Object Details
Follower of
Jean-Louis Prieur the Younger, French, 1759 – 1795
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Design for a marble and bronze clock. The clock is set in a marble case, a truncated pyramid in shape, mounted on a marble and bronze plinth. Below the dial a bronze swag, above the dial an escutcheon. An eagle at apex with outstretched wings, with chains suspended from his beak.
Credit Line
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Date
1780–90
Accession Number
1911-28-451
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
timepieces & measuring devices
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Dimensions
26.5 x 15.4 cm (10 7/16 x 6 1/16 in.)
made in
France
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1911-28-451