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Clock

Clockmaker: Jean Martin
ca. 1780
Not on view
Holding a scepter and wearing a cloak embellished with with fleur-de-lis, the seated female figure of the marble and gilt-bronze clock symbolizes France. In her left hand she supports an oval bas-relief of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. The backplate of the movement is signed by Martin, for Jean Martin a clockmaker who was active in Paris from 1737 and became a master in 1746.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Clock
  • Maker: Clockmaker: Jean Martin (active 1737–81, died 1786)
  • Date: ca. 1780
  • Culture: French, Paris
  • Medium: Case: Carrara marble, gilt-bronze mounts; Movement: brass, steel
  • Dimensions: H. 15-1/2 x W. 16 x D. 6-1/2 in. (39.4 x 40.6 x 16.5 cm)
  • Classification: Horology
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1945
  • Object Number: 45.60.33
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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