The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1890-11-22
A MARyELcys CLOCK.
Philadelphia's Present to tho
Cruiser Named for Her.
The Finest Specimen Of CIock-Msking
Ever Produced In the United States
A Work of Art as Well as an
Accurate Time Keeper.

Above the s:lver-faced dial an eagle.
with outspread wings, assumes defens-
i've position, says the Philadelphia
Ledger, while on the right side of the
clock face stands full length figure of
woman, in classic attire, holding a
roll as she leans on the siee of the bezel.
To the left another female figure stands
in similar position. carrying the horn
OF plenty on one arm. Below the clock
face shield, which upon close inspec-
tion is seen to represent section on
the hull of vessel, surmounts crossed
guns and is encireled by laurel wreath.
ON this shield i an inscription setting
forth that the clock was presented to
the cruiser PHILADELPHIA on behalf of
tho citizens of Phfadolphia.
A cable forms square around the
clock case, and in loops at each of the
two upper corners fouled anchor is
held. From either side of the group
around the dial two draped American
standards jut out gracefully, and be-
meath the two female figures, which
stand on q kind of premonitory, are
seen chopry waves bordered with a
scroll, bearing the words, philadelphia
Maneto.' massive scroll at the base
of the clock is Inscribed az s. S. Phila-
dolphia."
The silver dial bears figures in gold
in relief of most beautiful and original
design. The minutes are divided by
raised, golden pegs, while the center of
the face bears an exquisite piece of the
jewelers. art. 1t - the shield of the
city's arms. The plow, in the top Sec
ton Of the device, is in relief, as is the
ship, with all her canvas on, which is
in the lower third. The whole plate is
most dainty and correct in detail and
above it, also in bas relief, is the arm of
JUSTICE. with the balance. rich,
golden scroll frames the arms on tho
face, which, altogether, is pronounced
to be not only exquisite but unique.
This part of the ornamentation is an
excellent specimen of the good en-
graver's art. Considerable difficulty
was encountered in modelling the work
in getting an eagle that would be suit
able. Finally fine specimen was
secured in the Academy of Natural
Sciences, and it has been faithfully re-
produced. The two female figures were
modelled from Esfe, and are fair repre-
sensations OF graceful and 1.-the femi-
nine forms. They are in gilt bronze,
which contrasts pleasantly with the
dark bronze of their surroundings. In
the original model tho two figures were
in bas relief, but the sculptor, and
rightly, too, thought that the effect
could be heightened by placing the
figures in full relief, as they are now
seen.
To give some idea of the care be-
slowed upon the time-piece it should DO
mentioned that, in order to have the
guns and the old-stylc wooden ship in
the design truthful, the firm sent to the
Navy Department and received photo
graphs OF the old man-of-war Constitu-
tion and OF the ncw-style ordnance, and
from these those seen in the completed
WORK were hioaeica'
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