Faith and Charity

1792

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 552

If this clock model were realized in bronze, the serpent's tongue would indicate the hour on the revolving horizontal movement's band.

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Title: Faith and Charity
Artist: Félix Lecomte (French, Paris 1731–1817 Paris)
Date: 1792
Culture: French
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: 10 x 20 in. (25.4 x 50.8 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchase, Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation Inc. Gift, 1975
Object Number: 1975.312.3
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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