Mantel clock (pendule de cheminée)
Object type: Mantel clock
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Joseph Baumhauer|Laurent Guiard|Julien Le Roy
Artist bio: French, active ca. 1749–72|1723–1788|French, Tours 1686–1759 Paris
Artist role: Maker|Modeler|Maker
Artist nationality: French| |French
Date: ca. 1757–60
Medium: Case: gilded and patinated bronze on a base of oak veneered with ebony with gilded-bronze mounts; Dial: white enamel with black numerals; Movement: brass and steel
Dimensions: Overall: 19 × 27 1/2 × 11 in. (48.3 × 69.9 × 27.9 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit line: Purchase, Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, 1991
Accession year: 1991
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